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.
Sussex County, Delaware, has about 271,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Sussex 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: Sussex County public records, Sussex County arrest records, Sussex County warrants, Sussex County inmate search, Sussex County criminal records, Delaware arrest records and Delaware inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Sussex 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 Sussex County State Police in Sussex County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
The FBI's list also carries Attorney General in Sussex County and Animal Welfare in Sussex County (state agency), each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the state police or the town police
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (302) 855-7700. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at sussexcountyde.gov/sheriff (page title: Sheriff | Sussex County), phone (302) 855-7700, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Sussex County
The 21 cities the FBI lists in Sussex County with a reporting agency of their own, the largest twelve first:
- Milford: 69 violent and 389 property crimes reported for 2025; 924 arrests reported for 2025.
- Seaford: 59 violent and 378 property crimes reported for 2025; 537 arrests reported for 2025.
- Georgetown: 60 violent and 374 property crimes reported for 2025; 609 arrests reported for 2025.
- Millsboro: 28 violent and 226 property crimes reported for 2025; 317 arrests reported for 2025.
- Laurel: 64 violent and 111 property crimes reported for 2025; 399 arrests reported for 2025.
- Milton: 13 violent and 49 property crimes reported for 2025; 79 arrests reported for 2025.
- Lewes: 14 violent and 33 property crimes reported for 2025; 93 arrests reported for 2025.
- Selbyville: 12 violent and 43 property crimes reported for 2025; 50 arrests reported for 2025.
- Ocean View: 5 violent and 11 property crimes reported for 2025; 45 arrests reported for 2025.
- Bridgeville: 13 violent and 47 property crimes reported for 2025; 96 arrests reported for 2025.
- Delmar: 9 violent and 44 property crimes reported for 2025; 81 arrests reported for 2025.
- Blades: 11 violent and 27 property crimes reported for 2025; 29 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.
The rest: Rehoboth Beach, Greenwood, Bethany Beach, Dagsboro, Frankford, Ellendale, South Bethany, Dewey Beach and Fenwick Island.
How Many Reports: Sussex County in 2025
The 20 agencies in Sussex County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 392 violent and 1,963 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the 20 agencies in Sussex County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 3,645 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
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.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the Attorney General, (302) 856-5353, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Sussex 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 Sussex 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 Sussex County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Sussex County State Police in Sussex 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) 855-7700. Under the Delaware Freedom of Information Act the answer is due within 15 business days.
Is this the official Sussex 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.