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 9, 2026.
Monroe County, New York, has about 752,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Monroe County depends on where the incident happened: the Monroe 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: Monroe County public records, Monroe County arrest records, Monroe County warrants, Monroe County inmate search, Monroe County criminal records, New York arrest records and New York inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Monroe 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 Monroe County that is the Monroe 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 Brockport State University of New York Police (campus police), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Monroe County Sheriff's Office
The Monroe County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 155 violent and 1,993 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 2,398 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at monroecosheriffga.us/offender-search (page title: Offender Search | mcso-html), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 9, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Monroe County
The five cities the FBI lists in Monroe County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Rochester: 1,180 violent and 5,813 property crimes reported for 2025; 4,785 arrests reported for 2025.
- Brockport: 9 violent and 28 property crimes reported for 2025; 66 arrests reported for 2025.
- East Rochester: 62 arrests reported for 2025. The East Rochester police department's page is at eastrochesterny.gov/Departments/Police-Department/Home, phone (585) 586-4399 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Webster: 42 violent and 360 property crimes reported for 2025; 364 arrests reported for 2025. The Webster police records page is at websterny.gov/305/Police-Records, phone (585) 872-1216 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Fairport: 4 violent and 21 property crimes reported for 2025; 47 arrests reported for 2025. The Fairport police department's page is at fairportny.com/departments/police_department/index.php, phone (585) 223-1740 (verified September 26, 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: Monroe County in 2025
The ten agencies in Monroe County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,700 violent and 11,763 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the 11 agencies in Monroe County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 11,822 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.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at monroecounty.gov/clerk-order (page title: Monroe County, NY | Clerk's Office Online Document Request Form).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, 585 753-4500, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Monroe County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Monroe 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 Monroe 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 Monroe 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 Monroe 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.