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.
Bennington County, Vermont, has about 37,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Bennington County depends on where the incident happened: the Bennington 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.
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Which Agency Holds a Report from Bennington 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 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 Shaftsbury State Police in Bennington County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
Reports from the Bennington County Sheriff's Office
The Bennington County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 3 violent and 11 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 26 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at benningtonsheriff.org (page title: Bennington Co Sheriff's Department), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Bennington County
The one city the FBI lists in Bennington County with a reporting agency of its own:
- Manchester: 3 violent and 54 property crimes reported for 2025; 99 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: Bennington County in 2025
The four agencies in Bennington County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 91 violent and 308 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the four agencies in Bennington County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 722 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
What the Vermont Public Records Act Requires
The Vermont Public Records Act sets the rules: an answer within 3 business days, at a charge of the actual cost of copying, and staff time after the first 30 minutes, from the agency that holds the report.
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 Bennington County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Bennington 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 Bennington 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 Bennington County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Shaftsbury State Police in Bennington County.
How do I get a report from the Bennington County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit. Under the Vermont Public Records Act the answer is due within 3 business days.
Is this the official Bennington 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.