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.
Kingston, New York, in Ulster County, has about 24,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Kingston 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: Kingston public records, Ulster County police reports, Kingston arrest records, Kingston warrants, Kingston inmate search, Kingston criminal records, New York arrest records and New York inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Kingston
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 Kingston that is the agency that reports to the FBI for the city (filed by the FBI as Kingston Police Department); outside it, the Ulster County Sheriff's Office.
The FBI's list also carries the Ulster County New York City Department of Environmental Police and Ulster Regional Gang Enforcement Narcotics Team (other agency) and the New Paltz State University of New York Police (campus police), each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Kingston Police
For Kingston, SearchSystems opened and checked the Kingston police department's page at kingston-ny.gov/police (page title: Welcome to the City of Kingston, NY | Police Department), phone (845) 331-0080, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 25, 2026.
The agency that reports for Kingston had 98 violent and 397 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 1,180 arrests for 2025.
Reports from the Ulster County Sheriff's Office
The Ulster County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 26 violent and 117 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 473 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at ulstersheriffny.gov/inmateSearch (page title: Incarcerated Individuals Search/VINE | Ulster County Sheriff's Office, NY), 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 handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Kingston?
From the agency that took it. The Kingston police department's page is at kingston-ny.gov/police, phone (845) 331-0080; the sheriff's reports come from the Ulster County Sheriff's Office.
How long does an agency in Kingston 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 Ulster 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 Kingston 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.