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 September 30, 2026.
Allen County, Indiana, has about 399,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Allen County depends on where the incident happened: the Allen County Sheriff's Office 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 Indiana Access to Public Records 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: Allen County public records, Allen County arrest records, Allen County warrants, Allen County inmate search, Allen County criminal records, Indiana arrest records and Indiana inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Allen County
The report of an incident is released by the agency that took it; the court and the jail hold their own records of the same event, but not the report.
In Allen County that is the Allen County Sheriff's Office for the unincorporated county and for any city that contracts with it for police service, and the agency that reports for a city where the city has one of its own.
The FBI's list also carries Purdue University at Fort Wayne (campus police) and Parkview Health (other agency), each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Allen County Sheriff's Office
The Allen County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 84 violent and 604 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 512 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (260) 449-7535. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at allencountysheriff.org/inmate-search (page title: Inmate Search | Allen County Sheriff), phone (260) 449-7535, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Allen County
The three cities the FBI lists in Allen County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Fort Wayne: 757 violent and 5,144 property crimes reported for 2025; 4,671 arrests reported for 2025. The Fort Wayne police records page is at cityoffortwayne.in.gov/616/Obtain-Police-Reports (verified September 25, 2026).
- New Haven: 36 violent and 171 property crimes reported for 2025; 286 arrests reported for 2025.
- Woodburn: 0 violent and 9 property crimes reported for 2025; 12 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: Allen County in 2025
The four agencies in Allen County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 877 violent and 5,928 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the four agencies in Allen County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 5,481 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
What the Indiana Access to Public Records Act Requires
Under the Indiana Access to Public Records Act the agency must answer a request within 24 hours for a request made in person and 7 days for one sent by mail or email, and it may charge a copy fee set by the agency, within statutory limits. 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 allencounty.in.gov/472/Public-Records-Request (page title: Public Records Request | Allen County, IN).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the Prosecuting Attorney, (260) 449-7641, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Allen County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Allen County Sheriff's Office for its own arrests, or the agency that reports for the city where it happened. 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.
How long does an agency in Allen County 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 Allen County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (260) 449-7535. 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 Allen 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.