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 4, 2026.
Washington County, Vermont, has about 60,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Washington County depends on where the incident happened: the Washington 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: Washington County public records, Washington County arrest records, Washington County warrants, Washington County inmate search, Washington County criminal records, Vermont arrest records and Vermont inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Washington 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 Vermont State Police Headquarters Bureau of Criminal Investigations and the Berlin State Police in Washington County; a report taken on a state highway by one of them comes from that agency's own records office.
The FBI's agency list also places six state agencies in Washington County, each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Washington County Sheriff's Office
The Washington County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 1 violent and 5 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 22 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (802) 223-3001. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at vtsheriffs.com/washington-county.php?id=12 (page title: Washington County Sheriff's Department | Vermont Sheriff Departments), phone (802) 223-3001, 10 Elm Street, P.O. Box 678 Montpelier, VT 05601-0678, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 4, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Washington County
The two cities the FBI lists in Washington County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Barre: 44 violent and 318 property crimes reported for 2025; 443 arrests reported for 2025.
- Montpelier: 27 violent and 238 property crimes reported for 2025; 290 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: Washington County in 2025
The six agencies in Washington County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 118 violent and 1,003 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the six agencies in Washington County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,329 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 Washington County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Washington 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 Washington 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 Washington County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists Vermont State Police Headquarters Bureau of Criminal Investigations and the Berlin State Police in Washington County.
How do I get a report from the Washington County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (802) 223-3001. Under the Vermont Public Records Act the answer is due within 3 business days.
Is this the official Washington 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.