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 28, 2026.
Kent County, Rhode Island, has about 172,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Kent County depends on where the incident happened. This guide names each agency, where its records page is and what the Access to Public Records Act requires of it.
This guide covers which agency, the cities' reports, how many reports, what the law requires and common questions.
Related guides: Kent County public records, Kent County arrest records, Kent County warrants, Kent County inmate search, Kent County criminal records, Rhode Island arrest records and Rhode Island inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Kent 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 Rhode Island the police for a given address is the town police in a town with its own department and the state police elsewhere.
The FBI's list also carries T.F. Green International Airport (other agency), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the City Agencies in Kent County
The one city the FBI lists in Kent County with a reporting agency of its own:
- Warwick: 73 violent and 761 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,955 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: Kent County in 2025
The five agencies in Kent County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 159 violent and 1,298 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the five agencies in Kent County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 3,603 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
What the Access to Public Records Act Requires
The Access to Public Records Act sets the rules: an answer within 10 business days, at a charge of copying at 15 cents a page and search time after the first hour, from the agency that holds the report.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Kent County?
From the agency whose officer took it: in Rhode Island, the state police or the town police. Under the Access to Public Records Act the answer is due within 10 business days.
How long does an agency in Kent County have to answer?
Under the Access to Public Records Act, within 10 business days. It may charge copying at 15 cents a page and search time after the first hour.
Is this the official Kent 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.