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.
Steuben County, New York, has about 92,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Steuben County depends on where the incident happened: the Steuben 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: Steuben County public records, Steuben County arrest records, Steuben County warrants, Steuben County inmate search, Steuben County property records, New York arrest records and New York inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Steuben 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 Steuben County that is the Steuben 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 Steuben County Sheriff's Office
The Steuben County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 18 violent and 104 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 309 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at sheriff.steubencountyny.gov/inmateSearch (page title: Incarcerated Individuals Search | Steuben County Sheriff, NY), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Steuben County
The nine cities the FBI lists in Steuben County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Corning: 34 violent and 263 property crimes reported for 2025; 494 arrests reported for 2025. The Corning police department's page is at cityofcorningny.gov/police, phone 607-962-0340 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Hornell: 8 violent and 99 property crimes reported for 2025. The Hornell police department's page is at hornellpd.com, phone (607) 324-2860 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Canisteo: 2 violent and 19 property crimes reported for 2025; 183 arrests reported for 2019.
- Painted Post: 28 arrests reported for 2020.
- Wayland: 17 arrests reported for 2024.
- Addison: 1 violent and 11 property crimes reported for 2025; 11 arrests reported for 2025.
- North Hornell: 0 violent and 1 property crimes reported for 2025.
- Cohocton: 14 arrests reported for 2019.
- Hammondsport: 2 violent and 0 property crimes reported for 2025; 3 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: Steuben County in 2025
The eight agencies in Steuben County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 75 violent and 534 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the five agencies in Steuben County with all twelve months of 2022 on file reported 909 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, 607-664-2270, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Steuben County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Steuben 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 Steuben 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 Steuben 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 Steuben 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.