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 on September 23, 2026.
Allegany County, New York, has about 47,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Allegany County depends on where the incident happened: the Allegany County Sheriff's Office for the unincorporated county, the agency that reports for the city inside a city. 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 sheriff's reports, the cities' reports, how many reports, what the law requires and common questions.
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Which Agency Holds a Report from Allegany County
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.
In Allegany County that is the Allegany County Sheriff's Office for the unincorporated county and for any city that contracts with it for police service, and the agency that reports for a city where the city has one of its own.
The FBI's list also carries the Alfred State University of New York Police (campus police), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Allegany County Sheriff's Office
The Allegany County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 0 violent and 0 property crimes reported for 2024 and reported 143 arrests for 2019.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at alleganycountysheriff-ny.gov/inmateSearch (page title: Inmate Search | Allegany County Sheriff’s Office NY), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Allegany County
The six cities the FBI lists in Allegany County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Alfred: 5 violent and 17 property crimes reported for 2024; 213 arrests reported for 2024.
- Wellsville: 5 violent and 84 property crimes reported for 2024; 191 arrests reported for 2025.
- Bolivar: 0 violent and 5 property crimes reported for 2024; 60 arrests reported for 2025.
- Andover: 0 violent and 0 property crimes reported for 2024; 0 arrests reported for 2024.
- Belmont: 0 violent and 1 property crimes reported for 2024; 2 arrests reported for 2024.
- Angelica: 0 arrests reported for 2022.
A city on that list is reported separately whether the officers are the city's own or the sheriff's under contract; the FBI's list does not say which.
How Many Reports: Allegany County in 2024
The ten agencies in Allegany County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 14 violent and 132 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the eight agencies in Allegany County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 603 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
What the Freedom of Information Law Requires
Under the Freedom of Information Law the agency must answer a request within 5 business days, at least with an acknowledgment and a date for the full answer, and it may charge copying at 25 cents a page. The request goes to the agency that holds the report, in writing, and does not have to say why the report is wanted.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, (585) 268-9225, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Allegany County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Allegany County Sheriff's Office for its own arrests, or the agency that reports for the city where it happened. 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.
How long does an agency in Allegany County 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 Allegany 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 Allegany County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.