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.
Noble County, Indiana, has about 48,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Noble County depends on where the incident happened: the Noble 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: Noble County public records, Noble County arrest records, Noble County warrants, Noble County inmate search, Noble County criminal records, Indiana arrest records and Indiana inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Noble 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 Noble County that is the Noble 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 Noble County Sheriff's Office
The Noble County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 27 violent and 80 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 151 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (260) 636-6404. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at noblecountysheriff.org/noble-county-jail-information (page title: Noble County Jail Information | Noble County Indiana Sheriff's Department), phone (260) 636-6404, Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4 p.m., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 4, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Noble County
The three cities the FBI lists in Noble County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Kendallville: 15 violent and 46 property crimes reported for 2025; 340 arrests reported for 2025. The Kendallville police department's page is at kendallvillein.gov/departments/Police/police-dept-faq, phone (260) 347-0654 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Ligonier: 3 violent and 23 property crimes reported for 2025; 190 arrests reported for 2025.
- Albion: 4 violent and 10 property crimes reported for 2025; 10 arrests reported for 2025.
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: Noble County in 2025
The four agencies in Noble County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 49 violent and 159 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the four agencies in Noble County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 691 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.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the Prosecuting Attorney handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Noble County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Noble 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 Noble 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 Noble County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (260) 636-6404. 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 Noble 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.