Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest and crime counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site on September 24, 2026.
Somerset County, Maine, has about 51,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Somerset County depends on where the incident happened: the Somerset County Sheriff's Office for the unincorporated county, the agency that reports for the city inside a city. This guide names each agency, where its records page is and what the Maine Freedom of Access Act requires of it.
This guide covers which agency, the sheriff's reports, how many reports, what the law requires and common questions.
Related guides: Somerset County public records, Somerset County arrest records, Somerset County warrants, Somerset County inmate search, Somerset County criminal records, Maine arrest records and Maine inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Somerset County
The report of an incident is released by the agency that took it; the court and the jail hold their own records of the same event, but not the report.
In Somerset County that is the Somerset County Sheriff's Office for the unincorporated county and for any city that contracts with it for police service, and the agency that reports for a city where the city has one of its own.
Reports from the Somerset County Sheriff's Office
The Somerset County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 38 violent and 373 property crimes reported for 2024 and reported 623 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at somersetso.org/public-resources/inmate-locator (page title: Inmate Locator | Somerset County Sheriff's Office), 131 E. Madison Rd. Madison ME 04950, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
How Many Reports: Somerset County in 2024
The four agencies in Somerset County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 59 violent and 894 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the four agencies in Somerset County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 1,433 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
What the Maine Freedom of Access Act Requires
Under the Maine Freedom of Access Act the agency must answer a request within a reasonable time, after acknowledging the request within 5 working days, and it may charge staff time after the first two hours, plus copying. The request goes to the agency that holds the report, in writing, and does not have to say why the report is wanted.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at somersetso.org/law-enforcement/records-request (page title: Records Request | Somerset County Sheriff's Office).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, 207-474-2423, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Somerset County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Somerset County Sheriff's Office for its own arrests, or the agency that reports for the city where it happened. Under the Maine Freedom of Access Act the answer is due within a reasonable time, after acknowledging the request within 5 working days.
How long does an agency in Somerset County have to answer?
Under the Maine Freedom of Access Act, within a reasonable time, after acknowledging the request within 5 working days. It may charge staff time after the first two hours, plus copying.
How do I get a report from the Somerset County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit. Under the Maine Freedom of Access Act the answer is due within a reasonable time, after acknowledging the request within 5 working days.
Is this the official Somerset County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.