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 2, 2026.
Cayuga County, New York, has about 75,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Cayuga County depends on where the incident happened: the Cayuga 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 Cayuga 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 Cayuga County that is the Cayuga 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.
Reports from the Cayuga County Sheriff's Office
The Cayuga County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 25 violent and 110 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 327 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 315-253-1222. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at cayugacounty.gov/155/Sheriffs-Office---Old-URL-Do-Not-Delete (page title: Sheriff | Cayuga County, NY), phone 315-253-1222, a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 429), so open it in a browser.
Reports from the City Agencies in Cayuga County
The four cities the FBI lists in Cayuga County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Auburn: 75 violent and 323 property crimes reported for 2025; 686 arrests reported for 2025.
- Weedsport: 0 violent and 6 property crimes reported for 2025; 2 arrests reported for 2025.
- Moravia: 0 violent and 0 property crimes reported for 2025; 2 arrests reported for 2025.
- Port Byron: 0 violent and 1 property crimes reported for 2025; 0 arrests reported for 2025.
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: Cayuga County in 2025
The five agencies in Cayuga County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 100 violent and 440 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the five agencies in Cayuga County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,017 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
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, 315-253-1391, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Cayuga County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Cayuga 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 Cayuga 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 Cayuga County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 315-253-1222. 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 Cayuga 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.