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 September 28, 2026.
Amsterdam, New York, in Montgomery County, has about 18,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Amsterdam 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.
Related guides: Amsterdam public records, Montgomery County police reports, Amsterdam arrest records, Amsterdam warrants, Amsterdam inmate search, Amsterdam criminal records, New York arrest records and New York inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Amsterdam
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.
Inside Amsterdam that is the agency that reports to the FBI for the city (filed by the FBI as Amsterdam Police Department); outside it, the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office.
Reports from the Amsterdam Police
For Amsterdam, SearchSystems opened and checked the Amsterdam police department's page at amsterdamny.gov/m/directory/department?did=27 (page title: Staff Directory, Police Department), phone 518-842-1100, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 25, 2026.
The agency that reports for Amsterdam had 54 violent and 111 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 747 arrests for 2025.
Reports from the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office
The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 21 violent and 236 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 539 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at mcsojail.countygovservices.com/Home/CurrentInmates (page title: Current Inmates | Montgomery County Sheriff's Office), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 28, 2026.
What the Freedom of Information Law Requires
The Freedom of Information Law sets the rules: an answer within 5 business days, at least with an acknowledgment and a date for the full answer, at a charge of copying at 25 cents a page, from the agency that holds the report.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at montgomerycountyny.gov/web/sites/departments/countyclerk/foil.asp (page title: Montgomery County, NY).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, 518-853-8250, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Amsterdam?
From the agency that took it. The Amsterdam police department's page is at amsterdamny.gov/m/directory/department?did=27, phone 518-842-1100; the sheriff's reports come from the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office.
How long does an agency in Amsterdam 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 Montgomery County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit. 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 Amsterdam 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.