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.
Spencer County, Indiana, has about 20,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Spencer County depends on where the incident happened: the Spencer 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: Spencer County public records, Spencer County arrest records, Spencer County warrants, Spencer County inmate search, Spencer County criminal records, Indiana arrest records and Indiana inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Spencer 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 Spencer County that is the Spencer 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 Spencer County Sheriff's Office
The Spencer County Sheriff's Office is the county agency.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (812) 362-8668. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at in.gov/counties/spencer/departments/sheriff-and-jail-information (page title: Spencer County: Sheriff & Jail Information), phone (812) 362-8668, 120 N 2nd Street Rockport, IN 47635, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Spencer County
The four cities the FBI lists in Spencer County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Santa Claus.
- Rockport: 86 arrests reported for 2020.
- Dale: 1,152 arrests reported for 2025.
- Chrisney: 0 violent and 0 property crimes reported for 2025; 0 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: Spencer County in 2025
The one agency in Spencer County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 0 violent and 0 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Spencer County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,152 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Spencer County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Spencer 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 Spencer 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 Spencer County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (812) 362-8668. 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 Spencer 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.