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 between September 24, 2026 and September 30, 2026.
York County, Maine, has about 220,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from York County depends on where the incident happened: the York 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, the cities' reports, how many reports, what the law requires and common questions.
Related guides: York County public records, York County arrest records, York County warrants, York County inmate search, York County criminal records, Maine arrest records and Maine inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from York 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 York County that is the York 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 York County Sheriff's Office
The York County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 39 violent and 176 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 438 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at inmatesinjail.yorkcountygov.com/detentioncenter/inmatesinjail.aspx (page title: York County Detention Center Inmates), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 28, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in York County
The three cities the FBI lists in York County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Sanford: 43 violent and 526 property crimes reported for 2025; 678 arrests reported for 2025. The Sanford police department's page is at sanfordmaine.org/departments/police/index.php, phone 207-324-9170 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Biddeford: 59 violent and 424 property crimes reported for 2025; 750 arrests reported for 2025. The Biddeford police records page is at biddefordmaine.org/FormCenter/Police-Records-Requests-44/Biddeford-... (verified September 26, 2026).
- Saco: 7 violent and 216 property crimes reported for 2025; 345 arrests reported for 2025.
A city on that list is reported separately whether the officers are the city's own or the sheriff's under contract; the FBI's list does not say which.
How Many Reports: York County in 2025
The 15 agencies in York County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 202 violent and 1,883 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the 16 agencies in York County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 4,061 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.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, 207-324-8001, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in York County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the York 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 York 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 York 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 York 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.