Oswego County, NY · Public records, finally searchable

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What you can do

One search. Everything connected.

Most Oswego records are technically public but practically impossible to use. We pull them together and link them — so one address shows you the whole picture.

Property & owner lookup

Search any address or owner. See the parcel, assessed value, every code complaint, and the owner's full portfolio across the county.

Arrests & police blotter

Searchable arrest records and blotter, mapped and tied back to addresses — with safeguards for juvenile and sealed records.

Ask the AI

"Any complaints on West 1st this year?" Get a plain-English answer with citations to the actual records it used.

Live police scanner

The Oswego scanner, transcribed and classified by AI in near real-time — incident type, location, and units.

Civic meetings & documents

Full-text search across 1,500+ City of Oswego documents, agendas, and minutes. Find what the Council actually said.

Watches & alerts

Follow an address, a landlord, or a name. Get an email or push the moment a new record matches.

Who it's for

Built for everyone in Oswego

Homeowners

See every complaint, arrest, and owner on your block.

Renters & students

Look up the landlord before you sign. Open violations, who really owns it.

Journalists & activists

Cross-reference owners, properties, and records in seconds — your research department.

Buyers & investors

Due diligence on any Oswego parcel in 30 seconds instead of 3 hours.

Public records, done right

Everything here is publicly available information — we just make it searchable and connected. We never charge to remove a record and never paywall public records. This is a research tool to help residents and reporters, built for Oswego.

Questions

Frequently asked

Is Port City Radar free?

Yes. Searching Oswego public records — property, owners, code complaints, arrests, civic meetings, and the police scanner — is free forever, and no account is required to look. A free account adds watches with email alerts and a bigger daily AI allowance; paid plans add data export, the developer API, and higher limits, and one-off PDF reports are $5.99 each (unlimited on Researcher).

Where does the data come from?

All of it is publicly available information from official sources — Oswego County and City of Oswego assessment rolls and tax parcels, code-enforcement complaints, the police blotter and arrest records, the City's public document portal, and the live police scanner. We don't create records; we make the public ones searchable and connect them so one address shows the whole picture.

Can I use this for a background check or tenant screening?

No. Port City Radar is a research tool, not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). Please don't use it for employment, tenant screening, credit, or insurance decisions. Always verify against the official source before relying on anything for an official purpose.

Can I remove my information?

Everything shown is already a matter of public record, published by government sources. We never charge to remove a record and never paywall public records. If you have a question or concern about a specific record, contact us and we'll take a look.

What can I look up?

Search any Oswego address or owner to see the parcel, assessed value, every code complaint, and arrests tied to it — plus that owner's full portfolio across the county. You can also full-text search 1,500+ City of Oswego documents and meeting minutes, follow the live scanner feed, and ask our AI a plain-English question for a cited answer.

Do I need an account to use it?

No account is needed to search. Create a free account to save searches and get an email or push alert the moment a new record matches an address, landlord, or name you're watching.

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