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 27, 2026 and September 30, 2026.
Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, has about 430,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Hillsborough County depends on where the incident happened: the Hillsborough 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.
Related guides: Hillsborough County public records, Hillsborough County arrest records, Hillsborough County warrants, Hillsborough County inmate search, Hillsborough County criminal records, New Hampshire arrest records and New Hampshire inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Hillsborough 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 Hillsborough County that is the Hillsborough 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 Hillsborough County State Police in Hillsborough County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
Reports from the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office
The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 0 violent and 0 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 1,196 arrests for 2024.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (603) 627-5610. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at hcnh.org/Departments/Sheriffs-Office-Main (page title: Sheriff's Office | Main), phone (603) 627-5610, 329 Mast Road Goffstown, NH 03045, Monday to Friday 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Hillsborough County
The two cities the FBI lists in Hillsborough County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Manchester: 377 violent and 1,794 property crimes reported for 2025; 2,979 arrests reported for 2025. The Manchester police records page is at manchesternh.gov/Departments/Police/Legal-and-Professional-Standard..., phone (603) 792-5482 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Nashua: 101 violent and 948 property crimes reported for 2025; 2,754 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: Hillsborough County in 2025
The 27 agencies in Hillsborough County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 595 violent and 3,878 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the 25 agencies in Hillsborough County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 9,065 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 handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Hillsborough County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Hillsborough 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 Hillsborough 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 Hillsborough County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Hillsborough County State Police in Hillsborough County.
How do I get a report from the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (603) 627-5610. Under the New Hampshire Right-to-Know Law the answer is due within 5 business days.
Is this the official Hillsborough 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.