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.
Chemung County, New York, has about 81,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Chemung County depends on where the incident happened: the Chemung 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.
Related guides: Chemung County public records, Chemung County arrest records, Chemung County warrants, Chemung County criminal records, Chemung County court records, New York arrest records and New York inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Chemung 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 Chemung County that is the Chemung 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 Chemung County Sheriff's Office
The Chemung County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 27 violent and 181 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 750 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit.
Reports from the City Agencies in Chemung County
The four cities the FBI lists in Chemung County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Elmira (town): 1 violent and 1 property crimes reported for 2025; 19 arrests reported for 2025.
- Elmira (village): 7 violent and 18 property crimes reported for 2025; 203 arrests reported for 2025.
- Elmira: 187 violent and 1,181 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,447 arrests reported for 2025.
- Horseheads: 1 violent and 20 property crimes reported for 2025; 218 arrests reported for 2023.
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: Chemung County in 2025
The five agencies in Chemung County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 223 violent and 1,401 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the four agencies in Chemung County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,419 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, (607) 873-9430, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Chemung County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Chemung 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 Chemung 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 Chemung 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 Chemung 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.