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 23, 2026 and October 9, 2026.
Amityville, New York, in Suffolk County, has about 9,700 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Amityville depends on where the incident happened. This guide names each agency, where its records page is and what the Freedom of Information Law requires of it.
This guide covers which agency, the city's records page, the sheriff's reports, what the law requires and common questions.
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Which Agency Holds a Report from Amityville
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.
Inside Amityville that is the agency that reports to the FBI for the city (filed by the FBI as Amityville Village Police Department); outside it, the Suffolk County Sheriff's Office.
The FBI's list also carries the Farmingdale State University of New York Police and the Stony Brook State University of New York Police (campus police), each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Amityville Police
For Amityville, SearchSystems opened and checked the Amityville police department's page at amityville.gov/m/directory/department?did=10 (page title: Staff Directory, Police Department), phone 631-264-0400, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 26, 2026.
The agency that reports for Amityville had 2 violent and 94 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 178 arrests for 2025.
Reports from the Suffolk County Sheriff's Office
The Suffolk County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 45 violent and 6 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 950 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (631) 852-2200. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at suffolkcountyny.gov/sheriff (page title: Suffolk County Government > Sheriff), phone (631) 852-2200, 100 Veterans Memorial Hwy P.O. Box 6100 Hauppauge, NY 11788, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
What the Freedom of Information Law Requires
Under the Freedom of Information Law the agency must answer a request within 5 business days, at least with an acknowledgment and a date for the full answer, and it may charge copying at 25 cents a page. The request goes to the agency that holds the report, in writing, and does not have to say why the report is wanted.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Amityville?
From the agency that took it. The Amityville police department's page is at amityville.gov/m/directory/department?did=10, phone 631-264-0400; the sheriff's reports come from the Suffolk County Sheriff's Office.
How long does an agency in Amityville have to answer?
Under the Freedom of Information Law, within 5 business days, at least with an acknowledgment and a date for the full answer. It may charge copying at 25 cents a page.
How do I get a report from the Suffolk County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (631) 852-2200. Under the Freedom of Information Law the answer is due within 5 business days, at least with an acknowledgment and a date for the full answer.
Is this the official Amityville website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.