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 9, 2026.
Orange County, Vermont, has about 30,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Orange County depends on where the incident happened: the Orange 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, cities, how many reports, what the law requires and common questions.
Related guides: Orange County public records, Orange County arrest records, Orange County warrants, Orange County inmate search, Orange County criminal records, Vermont arrest records and Vermont inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Orange 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.
Reports from the Orange County Sheriff's Office
The Orange County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 0 violent and 0 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 1 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (802) 685-4875. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at vtsheriffs.com/orange-county.php?id=9 (page title: Orange County Sheriff's Department | Vermont Sheriff Departments), phone (802) 685-4875, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 9, 2026.
Cities in Orange County
The FBI lists no city in Orange County with a reporting agency of its own.
The cities and towns in the county are Newbury and Wells River.
How Many Reports: Orange County in 2025
The three agencies in Orange County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1 violent and 10 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the three agencies in Orange County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 33 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Orange County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Orange 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 Orange 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.
How do I get a report from the Orange County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (802) 685-4875. Under the Vermont Public Records Act the answer is due within 3 business days.
Is this the official Orange 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.