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 on September 23, 2026.
Niagara County, New York, has about 210,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Niagara County depends on where the incident happened: the Niagara 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 Niagara 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 Niagara County that is the Niagara 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 Niagara County Sheriff's Office
The Niagara County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 21 violent and 458 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 597 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at niagarasheriff.gov (page title: Niagara County Sheriff's Office), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Niagara County
The six cities the FBI lists in Niagara County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Niagara Falls: 226 violent and 1,188 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,151 arrests reported for 2025. The Niagara Falls police department's page is at niagarafallsny.gov/government/departments/police/index.php, phone 716-286-4545 (verified September 25, 2026).
- North Tonawanda: 46 violent and 320 property crimes reported for 2025; 596 arrests reported for 2025. The North Tonawanda police department's page is at northtonawanda.gov/police, phone (716) 692-4111 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Lockport: 512 arrests reported for 2020. The Lockport police records page is at lockportny.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/records_check.pdf (verified September 25, 2026).
- Lewiston: 6 violent and 72 property crimes reported for 2025; 139 arrests reported for 2025.
- Youngstown: 0 violent and 0 property crimes reported for 2025; 0 arrests reported for 2025.
- Middleport: 1 violent and 0 property crimes reported for 2025; 16 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: Niagara County in 2025
The eight agencies in Niagara County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 306 violent and 2,333 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the eight agencies in Niagara County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,830 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, (716) 439-7085, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Niagara County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Niagara 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 Niagara 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 Niagara 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 Niagara 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.