Reviewed and updated October 4, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. Every office link on this page was opened and checked against the office's own website at review time.
Canton is a village in St. Lawrence County, New York, with about 7,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its public records are split between the village and the county. The village keeps police reports, council records and its own licenses and permits; court cases, jail bookings, deeds and vital records are county or state records. This guide names the Canton offices SearchSystems verified, links to each one's own website and gives the phone number and address where the office publishes them. SearchSystems verified 2 village office pages for Canton, every one opened and checked.
In this guide: Village or county, Police records, Village Hall, Records requests, Other cities and Questions.
Village or county record: where Canton records are kept
- Kept by the Village of Canton: police reports, council and board meeting records, ordinances and the village's own licenses and permits.
- Kept by St. Lawrence County or the state: court cases, jail bookings, deeds and property values and birth and death certificates. These are not village records; they are in the St. Lawrence County public records guide under court records, jail lookups, property records and vital records.
Canton police reports and records
Incident reports, crash reports and the other records of the Canton police are requested from the department's records unit, usually in writing or through an online form. Reports on open investigations and the names of victims and juveniles are usually withheld or redacted, and some states limit crash reports to the people involved and their insurers. The page below is the one SearchSystems verified for Canton police records.
- Website: cantonny.gov/services/village_police/index.php (page title: Village of Canton Police Department)
- Phone: (315)386-4561
- Checked: September 26, 2026, the page answered.
Jail bookings and inmate lookups are usually handled by the county, not the village police. They are in the St. Lawrence County public records guide under jail and inmate lookups.
Canton Village Hall: departments, licenses and permits
Business licenses, building permits, code enforcement cases and the village's other records are kept by the department that issued them. The village's own website below lists its departments and how to reach them.
- Website: cantonny.gov (page title: Canton, NY)
- Checked: September 26, 2026, the page answered.
Public records requests to Canton
New York public records law applies to the village government of Canton. A record that is not posted online is requested from the office that holds it: the police records unit for police reports and the department that issued a permit or license for its records. A request that names a date, an address, or a report or case number is the easiest to answer.
Other cities and towns in St. Lawrence County
SearchSystems has a guide like this one for these other cities and towns in St. Lawrence County. The St. Lawrence County public records guide covers the records the county keeps for all of them.
Canton Arrest Records
The Canton arrest records guide covers the agency that reports Canton's arrests to the FBI and the 92 arrests it reported for 2025. It also says where a person arrested in Canton is held, how to find out about an arrest and how to get a copy of the report.
Canton Records Guides
SearchSystems has nine more guides to Canton, each written from the city's own offices and figures: Canton warrants (who issues and serves them, where a person arrested on one is held, how to check for one), Canton inmate search (the jail page of the St. Lawrence County Sheriff's Office, the jail numbers and who books people), Canton criminal records (the court file, the New York criminal history and the local arrest records), Canton court records (which court hears what, the case search and who keeps the files), Canton police reports (which agency holds a report and what the Freedom of Information Law requires), Canton traffic tickets (which court takes the ticket, who writes them and the driving record), Canton DUI (the DWI law, the arrest, the court case and the license case), Canton divorce records (which court holds the file and how a certified copy is had) and Canton property records (deeds, assessed values, permits and evictions).
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official Canton website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official Canton offices listed above, and the village's own website is cantonny.gov; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
How do I get a police report in Canton?
Request it from the Canton police records unit at cantonny.gov, phone (315)386-4561. Reports on open investigations and the names of victims and juveniles are usually withheld or redacted.
Where do I find court records or jail bookings for Canton?
Canton cases are heard by the courts that serve St. Lawrence County, and people arrested in Canton are usually booked into the county jail. Both are covered in the St. Lawrence County public records guide on SearchSystems.
How do I request a public record from Canton?
From the office that holds it: the police records unit for police reports and the department that issued a permit or license for its records. New York public records law applies to village governments.