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 on September 24, 2026.
Kent County, Delaware, has about 193,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Kent County depends on where the incident happened: the state police or the town police 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 Delaware Freedom of Information 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: Kent County public records, Kent County arrest records, Kent County warrants, Kent County inmate search, Kent County criminal records, Delaware arrest records and Delaware inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Kent 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 Delaware the police for a given address is the town police in a town with its own department and the Delaware State Police elsewhere.
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 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.
Reports from the City Agencies in Kent County
The 11 cities the FBI lists in Kent County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Dover: 342 violent and 2,343 property crimes reported for 2025; 2,802 arrests reported for 2025.
- Smyrna: 73 violent and 270 property crimes reported for 2025; 473 arrests reported for 2025. The Smyrna police department's page is at smyrna.delaware.gov/194/Police, phone 302-653-9217 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Clayton: 3 violent and 8 property crimes reported for 2025; 24 arrests reported for 2025.
- Camden: 10 violent and 180 property crimes reported for 2025; 154 arrests reported for 2025.
- Harrington: 21 violent and 74 property crimes reported for 2025; 122 arrests reported for 2025.
- Cheswold: 7 violent and 15 property crimes reported for 2025; 21 arrests reported for 2025.
- Wyoming: 5 violent and 5 property crimes reported for 2025; 26 arrests reported for 2025.
- Felton: 4 violent and 22 property crimes reported for 2025; 57 arrests reported for 2025.
- Frederica: 0 violent and 0 property crimes reported for 2025; 0 arrests reported for 2025.
- Kenton: 1 violent and 3 property crimes reported for 2025; 2 arrests reported for 2025.
- Viola: 0 violent and 1 property crimes reported for 2025; 0 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: Kent County in 2025
The 11 agencies in Kent County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 466 violent and 2,921 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the 11 agencies in Kent County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 3,681 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
What the Delaware Freedom of Information Act Requires
Under the Delaware Freedom of Information Act the agency must answer a request within 15 business days, and it may charge the copy fees set by statute, plus staff time after the first hour. The request goes to the agency that holds the report, in writing, and does not have to say why the report is wanted.
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 Kent County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the state police or the town police for its own arrests, or the agency that reports for the city where it happened. Under the Delaware Freedom of Information Act the answer is due within 15 business days.
How long does an agency in Kent County 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 Kent County?
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 Kent 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.