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.
Delaware County, Indiana, has about 113,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Delaware County depends on where the incident happened: the Delaware 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: Delaware County public records, Delaware County arrest records, Delaware County warrants, Delaware County criminal records, Delaware County court records, Indiana arrest records and Indiana inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Delaware County
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.
In Delaware County that is the Delaware 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 Ball State University (campus police), with a records office of its own.
The Chesterfield Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Delaware County, so its arrests are not broken out for Delaware County here.
Reports from the Delaware County Sheriff's Office
The Delaware County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 36 violent and 125 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 394 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit.
Reports from the City Agencies in Delaware County
The three cities the FBI lists in Delaware County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Muncie: 317 violent and 961 property crimes reported for 2025; 980 arrests reported for 2025.
- Yorktown: 40 arrests reported for 2024.
- Gaston.
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: Delaware County in 2025
The two agencies in Delaware County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 353 violent and 1,086 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Delaware County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,374 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
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 Delaware County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Delaware 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 Delaware 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 Delaware 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 Delaware 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.