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.
Brown County, Indiana, has about 16,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Brown County depends on where the incident happened: the Brown 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, cities, how many reports, what the law requires and common questions.
Related guides: Brown County public records, Brown County arrest records, Brown County warrants, Brown County inmate search, Brown County criminal records, Indiana arrest records and Indiana inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Brown 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 Brown County that is the Brown 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.
Reports from the Brown County Sheriff's Office
The Brown County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 14 violent and 40 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 89 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 877-998-5678. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at browncounty-in.gov/237/Jail (page title: Jail | Brown County, IN), phone 877-998-5678, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 4, 2026.
Cities in Brown County
The FBI lists no city in Brown County with a reporting agency of its own.
The one city in the county is Nashville.
How Many Reports: Brown County in 2025
The one agency in Brown County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 14 violent and 40 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
The Brown County Sheriff's Office reported 89 arrests to the FBI for 2025, 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.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the Prosecuting Attorney, 812-988-5470, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Brown County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Brown 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 Brown 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 Brown County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 877-998-5678. 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 Brown 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.