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 October 2, 2026.
Carroll County, New Hampshire, has about 53,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Carroll County depends on where the incident happened: the Carroll 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 New Hampshire Right-to-Know Law requires of it.
This guide covers which agency, the sheriff's reports, how many reports, what the law requires and common questions.
Related guides: Carroll County public records, Carroll County arrest records, Carroll County warrants, Carroll County inmate search, Carroll County criminal records, New Hampshire arrest records and New Hampshire inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Carroll 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 Carroll County that is the Carroll 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.
The FBI's list also places the Carroll County State Police in Carroll County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
Reports from the Carroll County Sheriff's Office
The Carroll County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 3 violent and 28 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 204 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at carrollcountynh.gov/194/Sheriffs-Office (page title: Sheriff's Office | Carroll County, NH), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 28, 2026.
How Many Reports: Carroll County in 2025
The 14 agencies in Carroll County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 44 violent and 357 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the 12 agencies in Carroll County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 750 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
What the New Hampshire Right-to-Know Law Requires
Under the New Hampshire Right-to-Know Law the agency must answer a request within 5 business days, and it may charge the actual cost of 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 carrollcountynh.gov/202/Request-Reports-Records (page title: Request Reports & Records | Carroll County, NH).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the County Attorney, 603-539-7769, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Carroll County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Carroll County Sheriff's Office for its own arrests, or the agency that reports for the city where it happened. Under the New Hampshire Right-to-Know Law the answer is due within 5 business days.
How long does an agency in Carroll County have to answer?
Under the New Hampshire Right-to-Know Law, within 5 business days. It may charge the actual cost of copying.
Who has a crash report from a state highway in Carroll County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Carroll County State Police in Carroll County.
How do I get a report from the Carroll County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit. Under the New Hampshire Right-to-Know Law the answer is due within 5 business days.
Is this the official Carroll 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.