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 24, 2026 and October 1, 2026.
Addison County, Vermont, has about 38,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Addison County depends on where the incident happened: the Addison 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 Vermont Public Records Act 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: Addison County public records, Addison County arrest records, Addison County warrants, Addison County inmate search, Addison County criminal records, Vermont arrest records and Vermont inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Addison 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 Vermont the police for a given address is the town police, the county sheriff or the Vermont State Police, whichever took the call.
The FBI's list also places the New Haven State Police in Addison County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
Reports from the Addison County Sheriff's Office
The Addison County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 0 violent and 2 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 31 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (802) 388-2981. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at vtsheriffs.com/addison-county.php?id=1 (page title: Addison County Sheriff's Department | Vermont Sheriff Departments), phone (802) 388-2981, 35 Court Street Middlebury, VT 05753, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Addison County
The one city the FBI lists in Addison County with a reporting agency of its own:
- Vergennes: 2 violent and 52 property crimes reported for 2025; 98 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: Addison County in 2025
The four agencies in Addison County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 10 violent and 156 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the four agencies in Addison County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 317 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
What the Vermont Public Records Act Requires
Under the Vermont Public Records Act the agency must answer a request within 3 business days, and it may charge the actual cost of copying, and staff time after the first 30 minutes. 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 State's Attorney, 802-223-2020, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Addison County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Addison County Sheriff's Office for its own arrests, or the agency that reports for the city where it happened. Under the Vermont Public Records Act the answer is due within 3 business days.
How long does an agency in Addison County have to answer?
Under the Vermont Public Records Act, within 3 business days. It may charge the actual cost of copying, and staff time after the first 30 minutes.
Who has a crash report from a state highway in Addison County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the New Haven State Police in Addison County.
How do I get a report from the Addison County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (802) 388-2981. Under the Vermont Public Records Act the answer is due within 3 business days.
Is this the official Addison 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.