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.
East Rochester, New York, in Monroe County, has about 6,100 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from East Rochester 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 East Rochester
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 East Rochester that is the agency that reports to the FBI for the city (filed by the FBI as East Rochester Village Police Department); outside it, the Monroe County Sheriff's Office.
The FBI's list also carries the Brockport State University of New York Police (campus police), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the East Rochester Police
For East Rochester, SearchSystems opened and checked the East Rochester police department's page at eastrochesterny.gov/Departments/Police-Department/Home (page title: Police Department | East Rochester, NY), phone (585) 586-4399, Monday through Friday from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 26, 2026.
The agency that reports for East Rochester reported 62 arrests for 2025.
Reports from the Monroe County Sheriff's Office
The Monroe County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 155 violent and 1,993 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 2,398 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at monroecosheriffga.us/offender-search (page title: Offender Search | mcso-html), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 9, 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 monroecounty.gov/clerk-order (page title: Monroe County, NY | Clerk's Office Online Document Request Form).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, 585 753-4500, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in East Rochester?
From the agency that took it. The East Rochester police department's page is at eastrochesterny.gov, phone (585) 586-4399; the sheriff's reports come from the Monroe County Sheriff's Office.
How long does an agency in East Rochester 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 Monroe 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 East Rochester 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.