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 25, 2026.
Dunkirk, New York, in Chautauqua County, has about 12,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Dunkirk 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 Dunkirk
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 Dunkirk that is the agency that reports to the FBI for the city (filed by the FBI as Dunkirk Police Department); outside it, the Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office.
The FBI's list also carries the Fredonia State University of New York Police (campus police), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Dunkirk Police
For Dunkirk, SearchSystems opened and checked the Dunkirk police department's page at cityofdunkirkny.gov/government/departments/police_new/contact_polic... (page title: Dunkirk, NY), phone (716) 366-2266, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 25, 2026.
The agency that reports for Dunkirk had 31 violent and 189 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 258 arrests for 2025.
Reports from the Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office
The Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 28 violent and 247 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 516 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at sheriff.us/corrections (page title: Corrections), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 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.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, 716-753-4241, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Dunkirk?
From the agency that took it. The Dunkirk police department's page is at cityofdunkirkny.gov, phone (716) 366-2266; the sheriff's reports come from the Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office.
How long does an agency in Dunkirk 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 Chautauqua 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 Dunkirk 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.