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 26, 2026.
Smyrna, Delaware, in Kent County, has about 13,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Smyrna depends on where the incident happened. This guide names each agency, where its records page is and what the Delaware Freedom of Information Act requires of it.
This guide covers which agency, the city's records page, the sheriff's reports, what the law requires and common questions.
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Which Agency Holds a Report from Smyrna
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.
Inside Smyrna that is the agency that reports to the FBI for the city (filed by the FBI as Smyrna Police Department); outside it, the state police or the town police.
The FBI's list also places the Kent County State Police in Kent County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
The FBI's agency list also places seven state agencies, one other agency and one campus police department in Kent County, each with a records office of its own.
The Milford Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Kent County, so its arrests are not broken out for Kent County here.
Reports from the Smyrna Police
For Smyrna, SearchSystems opened and checked the Smyrna police department's page at smyrna.delaware.gov/194/Police (page title: Police | Smyrna, DE), phone 302-653-9217, 325 W Glenwood Avenue Smyrna, DE 19977, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 26, 2026.
The agency that reports for Smyrna had 73 violent and 270 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 473 arrests for 2025.
Reports from the state police or the town police
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (302) 744-2386. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at kentcountyde.gov/My-Government/Departments/Sheriffs-Office (page title: Sheriff's Office Kent County Levy Court), phone (302) 744-2386, 555 Bay Road, Dover DE 19901, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
What the Delaware Freedom of Information Act Requires
The Delaware Freedom of Information Act sets the rules: an answer within 15 business days, at a charge of the copy fees set by statute, plus staff time after the first hour, from the agency that holds the report.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at kentcountyde.gov/Contact-Us/FOIA (page title: Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Kent County Levy Court).
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Smyrna?
From the agency that took it. The Smyrna police department's page is at smyrna.delaware.gov/194/Police, phone 302-653-9217; the sheriff's reports come from the state police or the town police.
How long does an agency in Smyrna have to answer?
Under the Delaware Freedom of Information Act, within 15 business days. It may charge the copy fees set by statute, plus staff time after the first hour.
Who has a crash report from a state highway in Smyrna?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Kent County State Police in Kent County.
How do I get a report from the state police or the town police?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (302) 744-2386. Under the Delaware Freedom of Information Act the answer is due within 15 business days.
Is this the official Smyrna website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.