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 28, 2026.
Grafton County, New Hampshire, has about 93,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Grafton County depends on where the incident happened: the Grafton 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, the cities' reports, how many reports, what the law requires and common questions.
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Which Agency Holds a Report from Grafton County
A crime, incident or collision report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, and that agency releases it, not the court, the jail or the prosecutor.
In Grafton County that is the Grafton 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 Grafton County State Police in Grafton County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
Reports from the Grafton County Sheriff's Office
The Grafton County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 0 violent and 1 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 294 arrests for 2022.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at graftoncountysheriff.net (page title: Grafton County Sheriff's Office), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Grafton County
The one city the FBI lists in Grafton County with a reporting agency of its own:
- Lebanon: 21 violent and 274 property crimes reported for 2025; 807 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: Grafton County in 2025
The 32 agencies in Grafton County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 79 violent and 723 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the 29 agencies in Grafton County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,012 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
What the New Hampshire Right-to-Know Law Requires
The New Hampshire Right-to-Know Law sets the rules: an answer within 5 business days, at a charge of the actual cost of copying, from the agency that holds the report.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the County Attorney, (603) 787-6968, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Grafton County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Grafton 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 Grafton 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 Grafton County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Grafton County State Police in Grafton County.
How do I get a report from the Grafton 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 Grafton 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.