Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest 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 on September 23, 2026.
Vermillion County, Indiana, has about 16,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Vermillion County depends on where the incident happened: the Vermillion 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, what the law requires and common questions.
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Which Agency Holds a Report from Vermillion 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 Vermillion County that is the Vermillion 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 Vermillion County Sheriff's Office
The Vermillion County Sheriff's Office is the county agency.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (765) 492-3838. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at vermilliongov.us/sheriff (page title: Sheriff | Vermillion County), phone (765) 492-3838, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Vermillion County
The one city the FBI lists in Vermillion County with a reporting agency of its own:
- Clinton: 225 arrests reported for 2020.
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.
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 vermilliongov.us/general/public-records-request (page title: Public Records Request | Vermillion County).
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Vermillion County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Vermillion 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 Vermillion 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 Vermillion County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (765) 492-3838. 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 Vermillion 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.