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.
Hancock County, Indiana, has about 89,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Hancock County depends on where the incident happened: the Hancock 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: Hancock County public records, Hancock County arrest records, Hancock County warrants, Hancock County criminal records, Hancock County court records, Indiana arrest records and Indiana inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Hancock 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 Hancock County that is the Hancock 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 Hancock County Sheriff's Office
The Hancock County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 46 violent and 117 property crimes reported for 2024 and reported 461 arrests for 2024.
Its reports come from its records unit.
Reports from the City Agencies in Hancock County
The six cities the FBI lists in Hancock County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Greenfield: 348 arrests reported for 2022.
- McCordsville: 34 violent and 93 property crimes reported for 2024; 450 arrests reported for 2025. The McCordsville police records page is at mccordsville.in.gov/departments/police/forms/public_record_report_r... (verified September 25, 2026).
- Cumberland: 22 violent and 156 property crimes reported for 2024; 77 arrests reported for 2025. The Cumberland police records page is at town.cumberland.in.us/government/departments/police/records_service..., phone (317) 894-3525 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Fortville: 151 arrests reported for 2023.
- New Palestine: 9 violent and 3 property crimes reported for 2024; 87 arrests reported for 2024.
- Shirley: 24 arrests reported for 2023.
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: Hancock County in 2024
The four agencies in Hancock County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 111 violent and 369 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the four agencies in Hancock County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 1,006 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 hancockin.gov/187/Public-Records-Request (page title: Public Records Request | Hancock County, IN).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the Prosecuting Attorney, 317-477-1139, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Hancock County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Hancock 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 Hancock 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 Hancock 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 Hancock 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.