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 23, 2026 and October 4, 2026.
New Albany, Indiana, in Floyd County, has about 38,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from New Albany depends on where the incident happened. This guide names each agency, where its records page is and what the Indiana Access to Public Records 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.
Related guides: New Albany public records, Floyd County police reports, New Albany arrest records, New Albany warrants, New Albany inmate search, New Albany criminal records, Indiana arrest records and Indiana inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from New Albany
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 New Albany that is the agency that reports to the FBI for the city (filed by the FBI as New Albany Police Department); outside it, the Floyd County Sheriff's Office.
The FBI's list also carries Indiana University at Southeast (campus police), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the New Albany Police
For New Albany, SearchSystems opened and checked the New Albany police department's page at cityofnewalbany.com/police (page title: Police | City of New Albany), phone 812-944-6411, 201 W. Spring St. New Albany, IN 47150-3586, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 25, 2026.
The agency that reports for New Albany had 111 violent and 771 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 1,421 arrests for 2025.
Reports from the Floyd County Sheriff's Office
The Floyd County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 28 violent and 63 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 519 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at in.gov/counties/floyd/department/sheriffs-department (page title: Floyd County: Sheriff's Department), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 4, 2026.
What the Indiana Access to Public Records Act Requires
The Indiana Access to Public Records Act sets the rules: an answer within 24 hours for a request made in person and 7 days for one sent by mail or email, at a charge of a copy fee set by the agency, within statutory limits, from the agency that holds the report.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in New Albany?
From the agency that took it. The New Albany police department's page is at cityofnewalbany.com/police, phone 812-944-6411; the sheriff's reports come from the Floyd County Sheriff's Office.
How long does an agency in New Albany have to answer?
Under the Indiana Access to Public Records Act, within 24 hours for a request made in person and 7 days for one sent by mail or email. It may charge a copy fee set by the agency, within statutory limits.
How do I get a report from the Floyd County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit. Under the Indiana Access to Public Records Act the answer is due within 24 hours for a request made in person and 7 days for one sent by mail or email.
Is this the official New Albany 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.