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.
Tipton County, Indiana, has about 15,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Tipton County depends on where the incident happened: the Tipton 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.
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Which Agency Holds a Report from Tipton 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 Tipton County that is the Tipton 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 Elwood Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Tipton County, so its arrests are not broken out for Tipton County here.
Reports from the Tipton County Sheriff's Office
The Tipton County Sheriff's Office is the county agency.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 765-675-2111. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at tiptongov.com/county/department/index.php?structureid=41 (page title: Sheriff's Office | Tipton County, IN), phone 765-675-2111, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Tipton County
The one city the FBI lists in Tipton County with a reporting agency of its own:
- Tipton: 9 violent and 18 property crimes reported for 2024; 107 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: Tipton County in 2024
The one agency in Tipton County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 9 violent and 18 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Tipton reported 152 arrests to the FBI for 2024, 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.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the Prosecuting Attorney, (765) 675-2968, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Tipton County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Tipton 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 Tipton 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 Tipton County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 765-675-2111. 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 Tipton 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.