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 28, 2026.
Genesee County, New York, has about 58,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Genesee County depends on where the incident happened: the Genesee 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 Genesee 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 Genesee County that is the Genesee 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 Attica Village Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Genesee County, so its arrests are not broken out for Genesee County here.
Reports from the Genesee County Sheriff's Office
The Genesee County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 25 violent and 166 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 534 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 888-846-3469. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at geneseeny.gov/Department-Content/Sheriffs-Office (page title: Sheriff's Office | Genesee County, New York), phone 888-846-3469, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 28, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Genesee County
The one city the FBI lists in Genesee County with a reporting agency of its own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Batavia: 56 violent and 304 property crimes reported for 2025; 460 arrests reported for 2025. The Batavia police department's page is at cityofbataviany.gov/m/directory/department?did=12, phone 585-345-6370 (verified September 25, 2026).
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: Genesee County in 2025
The three agencies in Genesee County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 84 violent and 502 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the three agencies in Genesee County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,094 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.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at geneseeny.gov/Department-Content/History/Requesting-Records (page title: Requesting Records | Genesee County, New York).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, (585) 344-2550, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Genesee County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Genesee 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 Genesee 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 Genesee County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 888-846-3469. 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 Genesee 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.