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.
Westchester County, New York, has about 1.0 million residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Westchester County depends on where the incident happened. 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 cities' reports, how many reports, what the law requires and common questions.
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Which Agency Holds a Report from Westchester 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.
The FBI's list also carries the Westchester County, Hillview New York City Department of Environmental Protection Police and the Westchester County, Croton-Kensico New York City Department of Environmental Police (other agency) and the Purchase State University of New York Police (campus police), each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the City Agencies in Westchester County
The 29 cities the FBI lists in Westchester County with a reporting agency of their own, the largest twelve first, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Yonkers: 556 violent and 1,852 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,412 arrests reported for 2025.
- New Rochelle: 134 violent and 1,072 property crimes reported for 2025; 923 arrests reported for 2025.
- Mount Vernon: 355 violent and 1,004 property crimes reported for 2025; 811 arrests reported for 2025.
- White Plains: 73 violent and 911 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,566 arrests reported for 2025.
- Harrison: 2 violent and 147 property crimes reported for 2025; 106 arrests reported for 2023.
- Port Chester: 10 violent and 198 property crimes reported for 2025; 541 arrests reported for 2025.
- Ossining: 30 violent and 163 property crimes reported for 2025; 312 arrests reported for 2025. The Ossining police department's page is at townofossiningny.gov/cms/publications/all-documents/police-department, phone (914) 762-6001 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Peekskill: 59 violent and 148 property crimes reported for 2025; 980 arrests reported for 2025. The Peekskill police department's page is at cityofpeekskillny.gov/320/Police, phone 914-862-1710 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Mamaroneck (town): 1 violent and 56 property crimes reported for 2025; 15 arrests reported for 2025.
- Mamaroneck (village): 17 violent and 102 property crimes reported for 2025; 214 arrests reported for 2025.
- Scarsdale: 28 arrests reported for 2025. The Scarsdale police department's page is at scarsdale.gov/m/directory/department?did=12, phone 914-722-1200 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Rye: 1 violent and 23 property crimes reported for 2025; 22 arrests reported for 2025. The Rye police records page is at ryeny.gov/government/police-department/staff-services-records, phone (914) 967 1234 (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.
The rest: Tarrytown, Dobbs Ferry, Sleepy Hollow, Rye Brook, Hastings-on-Hudson, Croton-on-Hudson, Pelham (village), Briarcliff Manor, Pleasantville, Tuckahoe, Larchmont, Irvington, Bronxville, Elmsford, Ardsley and Buchanan.
How Many Reports: Westchester County in 2025
The 33 agencies in Westchester County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,343 violent and 7,370 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the 31 agencies in Westchester County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 8,190 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 handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Westchester County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the sheriff's office or the city's police. 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 Westchester 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.
Is this the official Westchester 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.