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.
Vanderburgh County, Indiana, has about 180,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Vanderburgh County depends on where the incident happened: the Vanderburgh 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 Vanderburgh 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 Vanderburgh County that is the Vanderburgh 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 FBI's list also carries Indiana University at Evansville (campus police), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Vanderburgh County Sheriff's Office
The Vanderburgh County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 235 violent and 417 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 830 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 812-421-6200. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at vanderburghsheriff.org/jail/inmate-lookup (page title: Inmate Lookup | Vanderburgh County Sheriff's Office), phone 812-421-6200, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Vanderburgh County
The one city the FBI lists in Vanderburgh County with a reporting agency of its own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Evansville: 1,249 violent and 3,519 property crimes reported for 2025; 4,512 arrests reported for 2025. The Evansville police records page is at evansvillepolice.com/record-inquiries, phone (812) 436-7956 (verified October 1, 2026).
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: Vanderburgh County in 2025
The two agencies in Vanderburgh County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,484 violent and 3,936 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Vanderburgh County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 5,342 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 evansvillegov.org/county/topic/index.php?topicid=1146&structureid=34 (page title: Request Public Records | Vanderburgh County).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the Prosecuting Attorney, 812-435-5150, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Vanderburgh County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Vanderburgh 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 Vanderburgh 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 Vanderburgh County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 812-421-6200. 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 Vanderburgh 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.