Orange County Crime Numbers
The New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services (NYS DCJS) collates crime data from different law enforcement agencies in the state and provides crime statistics for all counties. Its latest annual reports show that 874 violent crimes and 5,865 property crimes were reported in Orange County in 2017. These figures represent an 0.7% uptick in violent crime rate and a 24.1% decline in property crime rate between 2013 and 2017.
A closer look at the 2017 crime data for Orange County reveals that there were 8 murders, 165 rapes, 198 robberies, and 503 aggravated assaults. Reported incidents of property crimes in that year include 613 burglaries, 5,078 larcenies, and 174 motor vehicle thefts. Compared to the 2013 crime data, rape was the only crime to record a higher figure in 2017. The county’s 123% increase in rape rate is partly due to the recent expanded definition of the crime.
The five-year crime trend for Orange County also indicates falling murder (33.3%), robbery (28.5%), and aggravated assault (0.4%) rates. Furthermore, burglary, larceny, and motor vehicle theft rates declined by 48.7%, 19.6%, and 19.8% respectively.
Orange County Criminal Records
The NYS DCJS provides fingerprint-based criminal history checks for citizens of the state via MorphoTrust USA. Note that you can only request your own criminal history record and not for another person. Start your request by scheduling a fingerprinting appointment with IdentoGO via their website or by calling (877) 472-6915. When asked about a Personal Record Review service code, provide 15464Z to request a suppressed record and 15465F to receive an unsuppressed record.
Bring the recommended form of ID requested when scheduling your appointment to the fingerprinting appointment. The fee for this service is $62 payable with a check, credit card, or money order. When paying with a check or money order, make it out to Idemia. The DCJS will mail your criminal record history within 7 – 10 business days after the fingerprinting appointment.
Orange County Police Reports
The Orange County Sheriff’s Office and the various police departments of the cities and towns in the county provide copies of incident and accident reports upon request. The law enforcement agencies require the public to submit FOIL (Freedom of Information Law) requests for police records. To obtain the records of the Sheriff’s Office, bring or mail this FOIL Request form to:
Captain Paul Arteta #007
Orange County Sheriff’s Office
110 Wells Farm Road, Goshen, N.Y. 10924
Contact the Record Divisions of the police departments in the county to obtain incident/accident reports generated by these law enforcement agencies. For example, the Police Department of the City of Middletown provides a different FOIL Request form. Complete and mail this to:
City Clerk
City of Middletown
16 James Street
Middletown, NY 10940
The City Clerk charges 25 cents per page for copies of public records including police reports.
For accident reports, visit the Records Division of the Middletown Police Department located at 2 James Street, Middletown, NY 10940. This office is open to the public from Monday to Friday between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. It charges $10 for each copy of an accident report.
Orange County Sex Offender Information
The DCJS maintains the New York State Sex Offender Registry and makes some of this database available to the public online. The publicly available database contains identifying information about Level 2 (moderate risk) and Level 3 (most likely to reoffend) offenders. To find registered sex offenders living in Orange County, visit the search page of the New York State Sex Offender Registry. Select Orange from the county drop-down menu to restrict your search to the cities, towns, and villages of the county. You can also search the registry by name to find specific offenders and by zip code to find offenders living in your neighborhood.
Orange County Inmate Search
An Orange County Inmate Search is performed by querying detention facilities within the county’s judicial limits. The Orange County Correctional Facility is the county jail. Its address is 110 Wells Farm Road, Goshen, NY 10924 while its contact phone number is (845) 291-7713. To fund an inmate’s account, bring cash to the front lobby of the jail and present a valid ID. This service is available between 7:45 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. and also from 3:15 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.
Orange County Court Records
The courts in Orange County are part of New York’s 9th Judicial District. These include a Supreme and County Court, a Family Court, a Surrogate’s Court, and three City Courts. The Supreme/County Court and Family Court occupy the same courthouse. Orange county court records, generated during the judicial proceedings of these courts, are maintained and disseminated by the office of the court clerk. Below are the addresses and contact details of these courts:
Orange County Supreme and County Court
285 Main Street, Goshen, NY 10924
Phone: (845) 476-3500
Fax: (845) 291-2525
Orange County Family Court
285 Main Street, Goshen, NY 10924
Phone: (845) 476-3520
Fax: (845) 291-3054
Orange County Surrogate's Court
30 Park Place, Goshen, NY 10924
Phone: (845) 476-3655
Fax: (845) 291-2196
Middletown City Court
2 James Street, Middletown, NY 10940
Phone: (845) 476-3630
Fax: (845) 343-5737
Newburgh City Court
300 Broadway, Newburgh, NY 12550
Phone: (845) 483-8100
Fax: (845) 565-0230 (Civil/Traffic/Housing)
Fax: (845) 483-0421 (Criminal)
Port Jervis City Court
20 Hammond Street, Port Jervis, NY 12771
Phone: (845) 476-3700
Fax: (845) 476-3691
The Orange County Clerk maintains the records of the Supreme/County Court as well as Family and Surrogate’s Courts. The public can view these records on the public access computers at the Clerk’s Office located at the courthouse at 255 Main Street, Goshen, NY 10924. Matrimonial and sealed records are not available for public viewing. This office opens to the public from Monday through Friday between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
Members of the public can also order copies of court records while at the Clerk’s Office. Alternatively, they can submit their request by calling the office. Call (845) 291-3074 to reach the Record Room. Court papers are available at (845) 291-3286 while request for certified copies should be made by calling (845) 291-3074. For the records of the Orange County Family Court, call (845) 476-3520.
To obtain copies of criminal cases tried in Orange County courts, the clerk requires you to submit a completed Request for Criminal Records form. Send this, along with a self-addressed stamped envelope and a check or money order for copy and search fees, to:
Attn: Court Papers
Orange County Clerk’s Office
255 Main Street
Goshen, NY 10924
The Clerk’s Office charges a search fee of $2.50 per year for cases heard before 1993. The minimum copy fee for certified records is $5 for up to four pages. Each additional page costs $1.25. Make your check or money order out to Orange County Clerk and write “Not to exceed $50” on top of the check.
Besides these courts, there are also 33 Town and Justice Courts in Orange County. Contact these courts to ask about their records. Below are their addresses and contact information:
Blooming Grove Justice Court
6 Horton Road, P.O. Box 358, Blooming Grove, NY 10914
Phone: (845) 496-7631
Fax: (845) 497-3686
Chester Town Justice Court
1786 Kings Highway, Chester, NY 10918
Phone: (845) 469-9541
Chester Village Justice Court
47 Main Street, Chester, NY 10918
Phone: (845) 469-8584
Fax: (845) 469-7836
Cornwall Town Justice Court
183 Main Street, Cornwall, NY 12518
Phone: (845) 534-8717
Fax: (845) 534-4389
Crawford Town Court
121 Route 302, Pine Bush, NY 12566
Phone: (845) 744-2435
Deerpark Town Court
Town Hall
420 Route 209, P.O. Box 621, Huguenot, NY 12746
Phone: (845) 856-2210
Fax: (845) 856-7502 (Justice Osowick)
Fax: (845) 856-5460 (Justice Wulff)
Florida Justice Court
33 South Main Street, P.O. Box 451, Florida, NY 10921
Phone: (845) 651-4940
Fax: (845) 651-2052
Goshen Town Court
41 Webster Avenue, P.O. Box 667, Goshen, NY 10924
Phone: (845) 294-6477
Goshen Village Justice Court
Village Hall
276 Main Street, Goshen, NY 10924
Phone: (845) 294-5826
Greenville Town Court
1537 US Highway 6, Port Jervis, NY 12771
Phone: (845) 856-4813
Fax: (845) 856-4815
Greenwood Lake Village Court
47 Waterstone Road, Greenwood Lake, NY 10925
Phone: (845) 477-9218
Fax: (845) 477-0051
Hamptonburgh Justice Court
18 Bull Road, Campbell Hall, NY 10916
Phone: (845) 427-2424 ext. 3
Fax: (845) 427-7723
Harriman Village Justice Court
1 Church Street, Harriman, NY 10926
Phone: (845) 782-6853
Fax: (845) 782-6032
Highlands Town Justice Court
254 Main Street, P.O. Box 277, Highland Falls, NY 10928
Phone: (845) 446-4280
Fax: (845) 446-3853
Maybrook Justice Court
Government Center
111 Schipps Lane, Maybrook, NY 12543
Phone: (845) 427-2224
Minisink Justice Court
20 Roy Smith Drive, P.O. Box 349, Westtown, NY 10998
Phone: (845) 726-3700
Fax: (845) 726-4205
Monroe Town Justice Court
17 Lake Street, Monroe, NY 10950
Phone: (845) 783-1900 (209)
Fax: (845) 782-4781
Monroe Village Justice Court
7 Stage Road, Monroe, NY 10950
Phone: (845) 782-8721
Fax: (845) 782-8701
Montgomery Town Court
110 Bracken Road, Montgomery, NY 12549
Phone: (845) 457-2620
Fax: (845) 457-6075
Montgomery Village Court
133 Clinton Street, P.O. Box 116, Montgomery, NY 12549
Phone: (845) 457-9037
Mount Hope Town Court
11 Baker Street, P.O. Box 872, Otisville, NY 10963
Phone: (845) 386-5303
Fax: (845) 386-3101
New Windsor Justice Court
Municipal Center
555 Union Avenue, New Windsor, NY 12550
Phone: (845) 563-4681 (Judge Thorpe)
Fax: (845) 563-4681 (Judge Thorpe)
Phone: (845) 563-4682 (Judge Calderin)
Fax: (845) 563-4682 (Judge Calderin)
Newburgh Town Court
311 Route 32, Newburgh, NY 12550
Phone: (845) 564-7161
Fax: (845) 566-7171
Tuxedo Park Village Court
80 Lorillard Road, P.O. Box 31, Tuxedo Park, NY 10987
Phone: (845) 351-4745
Fax: (845) 351-2668
Tuxedo Town Court
1 Temple Drive, Tuxedo, NY 10987
Phone: (845) 351-5655
Fax: (845) 351-2018
Unionville Village Court
7 Main St, P.O. Box 148, Unionville, NY 10988
Phone: (845) 726-3681
Fax: (845) 726-4439
Walden Justice Court
1 Municipal Square, Walden, NY 12586
Phone: (845) 778-2177 ext. 1507
Fax: (845) 778-2399
Wallkill Town Court
99 Tower Drive, Bldg B, Middletown, NY 10941
Phone: (845) 692-7822
Fax: (845) 692-7816
Warwick Town Court
132 Kings Highway, Warwick, NY 10990
Phone: (845) 986-1128
Warwick Village Court
77 Main Street, P.O. Box 369, Warwick, NY 10990
Phone: (845) 986-7044
Washingtonville Village Court
9 Fairlawn Drive, Washingtonville, NY 10992
Phone: (845) 496-9797
Fax: (845) 496-1845
Wawayanda Town Court
80 Ridgebury Hill Road, Slate Hill, NY 10973
Phone: (845) 355-5700 ext. 1
Fax: (845) 355-5750
Woodbury Justice Court
Town Hall
511 Route 32, P.O. Box 1004, Highland Mills, NY 10930
Phone: (845) 928-2311 ext. 2
Fax: (845) 928-8697
Orange County Vital Records
Divorce records for Orange County are available from the Court Papers section of the Clerk’s Court. These are only available to the parties involved in the divorce and their legal representatives. A third party can obtain someone else’s divorce record only if directed by a court order or authorized by a notarized statement from one of the parties involved in the divorce.
Download, complete, and submit a Request for Certified Copy of Divorce Judgement form to:
Attn: Court Papers
Orange County Clerk’s Office
255 Main Street
Goshen, NY 10924
Include a self-addressed envelope and a check or money order payable to Orange County Clerk. The check or money order must cover search and copy fees. Search fee is $2.50 per year for divorce cases heard before 1993. Copy fee is $5 for up to four pages and then $1.25 per page for longer documents.
Town and city clerks provide copies of marriage licenses in Orange County while birth and death records are available from local Registrars. The Orange County Clerk provides the phone numbers of the offices and officials to contact for these vital records in the various municipalities of the county. These contact details are listed below:
Cities
Middletown Phone: 346-4166
Newburgh Phone: 569-7311
Port Jervis Phone: 858-4014
Villages
Goshen Phone: 294-6750 (Arden Hill Hospital)
Towns
Blooming Grove Phone: 496-3895
Chester Phone: 469-2277
Cornwall Phone: 534-9100
Crawford Phone: 744-2029
Deerpark Phone: 856-2210
Goshen Phone: 294-6250
Greenville Phone: 856-5064
Hamptonburgh Phone: 427-2424
Highlands Phone: 446-4280
Minisink Phone: 726-3700
Monroe Phone:783-1900 ext 221
Montgomery Phone: 457-2660
Mount Hope Phone: 386-1460
New Windsor Phone: 563-4611
Newburgh Phone: 564-4554
Tuxedo Phone: 351-4411
Wallkill Phone: 692-7826
Warwick Phone: 986-1124
Wawayanda Phone: 355-5700
Woodbury Phone: 928-6829
