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.
Orleans County, Vermont, has about 28,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Orleans County depends on where the incident happened: the Orleans 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: Orleans County public records, Orleans County arrest records, Orleans County warrants, Orleans County inmate search, Orleans County criminal records, Vermont arrest records and Vermont inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Orleans 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 Derby State Police in Orleans County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
Reports from the Orleans County Sheriff's Office
The Orleans County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 4 violent and 29 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 116 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (802) 334-3333. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at orleanscountysheriff.org (page title: Orleans County Sheriff's Office), phone (802) 334-3333, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 9, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Orleans County
The one city the FBI lists in Orleans County with a reporting agency of its own:
- Newport: 17 violent and 59 property crimes reported for 2025; 341 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: Orleans County in 2025
The two agencies in Orleans County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 21 violent and 88 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Orleans County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 457 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 Orleans County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Orleans 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 Orleans 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 Orleans County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Derby State Police in Orleans County.
How do I get a report from the Orleans County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (802) 334-3333. Under the Vermont Public Records Act the answer is due within 3 business days.
Is this the official Orleans 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.