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.
DeKalb County, Indiana, has about 44,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from DeKalb County depends on where the incident happened: the DeKalb 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: DeKalb County public records, DeKalb County arrest records, DeKalb County warrants, DeKalb County inmate search, DeKalb County criminal records, Indiana arrest records and Indiana inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from DeKalb 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 DeKalb County that is the DeKalb 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 DeKalb County Sheriff's Office
The DeKalb County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 17 violent and 35 property crimes reported for 2023 and reported 305 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at dekalbsheriff.in.gov/inmate-search (page title: Inmate Search | DeKalb County Sheriff's Office | DeKalb County Sheriff's Office), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in DeKalb County
The four cities the FBI lists in DeKalb County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Auburn: 11 violent and 148 property crimes reported for 2023; 284 arrests reported for 2025.
- Garrett.
- Butler: 0 violent and 8 property crimes reported for 2023; 20 arrests reported for 2025.
- Waterloo: 15 arrests reported for 2021.
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: DeKalb County in 2023
The three agencies in DeKalb County with all twelve months of 2023 on file reported 28 violent and 191 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the three agencies in DeKalb County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 609 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 dekalbsheriff.in.gov/records-requests (page title: Records Requests | DeKalb County Sheriff's Office | DeKalb County Sheriff's Office).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the Prosecuting Attorney, (260) 925-1646, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in DeKalb County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the DeKalb 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 DeKalb 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 DeKalb 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 DeKalb 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.