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.
Chenango County, New York, has about 46,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Chenango County depends on where the incident happened: the Chenango 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: Chenango County public records, Chenango County arrest records, Chenango County warrants, Chenango County inmate search, Chenango County criminal records, New York arrest records and New York inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Chenango County
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.
In Chenango County that is the Chenango 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 Chenango County Sheriff's Office
The Chenango County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it reported 460 arrests for 2019.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at chenangocountyny.gov/273/Corrections (page title: Corrections | Chenango County, NY), a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 429), so open it in a browser.
Reports from the City Agencies in Chenango County
The six cities the FBI lists in Chenango County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Norwich: 29 violent and 261 property crimes reported for 2022; 263 arrests reported for 2022. The Norwich police department's page is at norwichnewyork.gov/government/police.php, phone (607) 334-2424 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Greene: 0 violent and 0 property crimes reported for 2022; 2 arrests reported for 2025.
- Sherburne: 1 violent and 9 property crimes reported for 2022; 11 arrests reported for 2025.
- Oxford: 0 violent and 2 property crimes reported for 2022; 42 arrests reported for 2022.
- Bainbridge: 0 arrests reported for 2023.
- New Berlin: 0 violent and 3 property crimes reported for 2022; 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: Chenango County in 2022
The six agencies in Chenango County with all twelve months of 2022 on file reported 30 violent and 275 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the six agencies in Chenango County with all twelve months of 2022 on file reported 317 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, 607-337-1745, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Chenango County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Chenango 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 Chenango 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 Chenango 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 Chenango 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.