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.
Hamilton County, Indiana, has about 380,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Hamilton County depends on where the incident happened: the Hamilton 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: Hamilton County public records, Hamilton County arrest records, Hamilton County warrants, Hamilton County inmate search, Hamilton County criminal records, Indiana arrest records and Indiana inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Hamilton 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 Hamilton County that is the Hamilton 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 Hamilton County Sheriff's Office
The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 19 violent and 82 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 1,028 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at hamiltoncounty.in.gov/609/Lookup-Current-Inmates (page title: Lookup Current Inmates | Hamilton County, IN), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Hamilton County
The seven cities the FBI lists in Hamilton County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Fishers: 82 violent and 491 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,009 arrests reported for 2025.
- Carmel: 53 violent and 720 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,531 arrests reported for 2025.
- Noblesville: 54 violent and 339 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,330 arrests reported for 2025.
- Westfield: 45 violent and 295 property crimes reported for 2025; 909 arrests reported for 2025.
- Cicero: 5 violent and 9 property crimes reported for 2025; 61 arrests reported for 2025.
- Sheridan: 23 violent and 23 property crimes reported for 2025; 185 arrests reported for 2025.
- Arcadia.
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: Hamilton County in 2025
The seven agencies in Hamilton County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 281 violent and 1,959 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the seven agencies in Hamilton County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 6,053 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 hamiltoncountyin.nextrequest.com (page title: Open Public RecordsNextRequest | Modern FOIA & Public Records Request Software).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the Prosecuting Attorney, 317-776-8595, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Hamilton County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Hamilton 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 Hamilton 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 Hamilton 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 Hamilton 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.