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 September 30, 2026.
Chittenden County, Vermont, has about 171,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Chittenden County depends on where the incident happened: the Chittenden 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: Chittenden County public records, Chittenden County arrest records, Chittenden County warrants, Chittenden County inmate search, Chittenden County criminal records, Vermont arrest records and Vermont inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Chittenden 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 Williston State Police in Chittenden County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
The FBI's list also carries the University of Vermont (campus police) and Chittenden Unit for Special Investigations (other agency), each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Chittenden County Sheriff's Office
The Chittenden County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 0 violent and 238 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 76 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at chittendencountysheriff.com, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Chittenden County
The four cities the FBI lists in Chittenden County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Burlington: 214 violent and 1,820 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,351 arrests reported for 2025. The Burlington police records page is at burlingtonvt.gov/DocumentCenter/View/1035/Records-Unit-PDF (verified September 26, 2026).
- South Burlington: 51 violent and 1,042 property crimes reported for 2025; 537 arrests reported for 2025.
- Essex Junction: 28 violent and 329 property crimes reported for 2025; 335 arrests reported for 2025.
- Winooski: 23 violent and 191 property crimes reported for 2025; 141 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: Chittenden County in 2025
The ten agencies in Chittenden County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 396 violent and 4,431 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the ten agencies in Chittenden County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 3,497 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 handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Chittenden County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Chittenden 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 Chittenden 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 Chittenden County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Williston State Police in Chittenden County.
How do I get a report from the Chittenden 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 Chittenden 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.