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.
Saratoga County, New York, has about 240,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Saratoga County depends on where the incident happened: the Saratoga 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 Saratoga 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 Saratoga County that is the Saratoga 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 Saratoga County Sheriff's Office
The Saratoga County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 79 violent and 892 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 1,039 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (518) 885-6761. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at saratogacountyny.gov/departments/sheriffs-office (page title: Sheriff’s Office | County of Saratoga, New York), phone (518) 885-6761, 6012 County Farm Rd. Ballston Spa, NY 12020, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Saratoga County
The six cities the FBI lists in Saratoga County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Saratoga Springs: 69 violent and 397 property crimes reported for 2025; 829 arrests reported for 2025. The Saratoga Springs police records page is at saratogaspringsny.gov/DocumentCenter/View/365/Police-Report-Request... (verified September 25, 2026).
- Mechanicville: 21 violent and 37 property crimes reported for 2025; 191 arrests reported for 2025.
- Ballston Spa: 2 violent and 26 property crimes reported for 2025; 105 arrests reported for 2024.
- South Glens Falls: 2 violent and 45 property crimes reported for 2025; 69 arrests reported for 2025.
- Waterford: 4 violent and 15 property crimes reported for 2025; 245 arrests reported for 2025.
- Stillwater: 0 violent and 20 property crimes reported for 2025; 50 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: Saratoga County in 2025
The seven agencies in Saratoga County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 177 violent and 1,432 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the six agencies in Saratoga County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,423 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, 518-885-2263, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Saratoga County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Saratoga 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 Saratoga 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 Saratoga County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (518) 885-6761. 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 Saratoga 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.