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.
Yates County, New York, has about 24,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Yates County depends on where the incident happened: the Yates 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: Yates County public records, Yates County arrest records, Yates County warrants, Yates County inmate search, Yates County criminal records, New York arrest records and New York inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Yates 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 Yates County that is the Yates 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 Yates County Sheriff's Office
The Yates County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 7 violent and 63 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 114 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 315-536-5100. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at yatescountyny.gov/quicklinks.aspx?CID=32 (page title: Quick Links, Sheriff), phone 315-536-5100, 417 Liberty Street, Penn Yan, NY 14527, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 2, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Yates County
The one city the FBI lists in Yates County with a reporting agency of its own:
- Penn Yan: 9 violent and 73 property crimes reported for 2025; 195 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: Yates County in 2025
The two agencies in Yates County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 16 violent and 136 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Yates County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 309 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, 315-536-5550, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Yates County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Yates 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 Yates 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 Yates County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 315-536-5100. 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 Yates 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.