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.
Windsor County, Vermont, has about 58,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Windsor County depends on where the incident happened: the Windsor 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: Windsor County public records, Windsor County arrest records, Windsor County warrants, Windsor County inmate search, Windsor County criminal records, Vermont arrest records and Vermont inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Windsor 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 Royalton State Police in Windsor County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
Reports from the Windsor County Sheriff's Office
The Windsor County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 3 violent and 1 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 74 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (802) 457-5211. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at windsorsheriff.org (page title: Windsor County Sheriff's Department), phone (802) 457-5211, 62 Pleasant Street, Woodstock, VT 05091, Monday-Friday 8am-4:30pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Windsor County
The two cities the FBI lists in Windsor County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Woodstock: 25 arrests reported for 2024.
- Ludlow: 1 violent and 10 property crimes reported for 2025; 26 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: Windsor County in 2025
The nine agencies in Windsor County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 66 violent and 380 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the nine agencies in Windsor County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 886 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Windsor County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Windsor 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 Windsor 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 Windsor County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Royalton State Police in Windsor County.
How do I get a report from the Windsor County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (802) 457-5211. Under the Vermont Public Records Act the answer is due within 3 business days.
Is this the official Windsor 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.