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 24, 2026.
Newport County, Rhode Island, has about 83,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Newport 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: Newport County public records, Newport County arrest records, Newport County warrants, Newport County inmate search, Newport County criminal records, Rhode Island arrest records and Rhode Island inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Newport 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 Rhode Island the police for a given address is the town police in a town with its own department and the state police elsewhere.
Reports from the City Agencies in Newport County
The one city the FBI lists in Newport County with a reporting agency of its own:
- Newport: 47 violent and 323 property crimes reported for 2025; 665 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: Newport County in 2025
The six agencies in Newport County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 94 violent and 614 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the six agencies in Newport County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,996 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 Newport 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 Newport 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 Newport 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.