Reviewed and updated October 4, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. Every office link on this page was opened and checked against the office's own website at review time.
Linton is a city in Greene County, Indiana, with about 5,300 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its public records are split between the city and the county. The city keeps police reports, council records and its own licenses and permits; court cases, jail bookings, deeds and vital records are county or state records. This guide names the Linton offices SearchSystems verified, links to each one's own website and gives the phone number and address where the office publishes them. SearchSystems verified 2 city office pages for Linton, every one opened and checked.
In this guide: City or county, Police records, City Hall, Records requests and Questions.
City or county record: where Linton records are kept
- Kept by the City of Linton: police reports, council and board meeting records, ordinances and the city's own licenses and permits.
- Kept by Greene County or the state: court cases, jail bookings, deeds and property values and birth and death certificates. These are not city records; they are in the Greene County public records guide under court records, jail lookups, property records and vital records.
Linton police reports and records
Incident reports, crash reports and the other records of the Linton police are requested from the department's records unit, usually in writing or through an online form. Reports on open investigations and the names of victims and juveniles are usually withheld or redacted, and some states limit crash reports to the people involved and their insurers. The page below is the one SearchSystems verified for Linton police records.
- Website: cityoflinton.in.gov/department/index.php?structureid=10 (page title: Police Department | Linton, Indiana)
- Phone: (812) 847-4411
- Address: 190 NW A St Linton, IN 47441
- Checked: September 26, 2026, the page answered.
Jail bookings and inmate lookups are usually handled by the county, not the city police. They are in the Greene County public records guide under jail and inmate lookups.
Linton City Hall: departments, licenses and permits
Business licenses, building permits, code enforcement cases and the city's other records are kept by the department that issued them. The city's own website below lists its departments and how to reach them.
- Website: cityoflinton.in.gov/departments (page title: Departments | Linton, Indiana)
- Phone: (812) 847-7754
- Address: 86 S Main St Linton, IN 47441
- Checked: September 26, 2026, the page answered.
Public records requests to Linton
Indiana public records law applies to the city government of Linton. A record that is not posted online is requested from the office that holds it: the police records unit for police reports and the department that issued a permit or license for its records. A request that names a date, an address, or a report or case number is the easiest to answer.
Linton Arrest Records
The Linton arrest records guide covers the agency that reports Linton's arrests to the FBI and the 64 arrests it reported for 2025. It also says where a person arrested in Linton is held, how to find out about an arrest and how to get a copy of the report.
Linton Records Guides
SearchSystems has nine more guides to Linton, each written from the city's own offices and figures: Linton warrants (who issues and serves them, where a person arrested on one is held, how to check for one), Linton inmate search (the jail page of the Greene County Sheriff's Office, the jail numbers and who books people), Linton criminal records (the court file, the Indiana criminal history and the local arrest records), Linton court records (which court hears what, the case search and who keeps the files), Linton police reports (which agency holds a report and what the Indiana Access to Public Records Act requires), Linton traffic tickets (which court takes the ticket, who writes them and the driving record), Linton DUI (the OWI law, the arrest, the court case and the license case), Linton divorce records (which court holds the file and how a certified copy is had) and Linton property records (deeds, assessed values, permits and evictions).
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official Linton website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official Linton offices listed above, and the city's own website is cityoflinton.in.gov; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
How do I get a police report in Linton?
Request it from the Linton police records unit at cityoflinton.in.gov, phone (812) 847-4411. Reports on open investigations and the names of victims and juveniles are usually withheld or redacted.
Where do I find court records or jail bookings for Linton?
Linton cases are heard by the courts that serve Greene County, and people arrested in Linton are usually booked into the county jail. Both are covered in the Greene County public records guide on SearchSystems.
How do I request a public record from Linton?
From the office that holds it: the police records unit for police reports and the department that issued a permit or license for its records. Indiana public records law applies to city governments.