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.
Vigo County, Indiana, has about 106,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Vigo County depends on where the incident happened: the Vigo 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: Vigo County public records, Vigo County arrest records, Vigo County warrants, Vigo County inmate search, Vigo County criminal records, Indiana arrest records and Indiana inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Vigo 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 Vigo County that is the Vigo 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 State University (campus police) and the Hulman Regional Airport Authority (other agency), each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Vigo County Sheriff's Office
The Vigo County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 66 violent and 555 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 842 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (812) 462-3226. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at vigosheriff.in.gov/topics/vigo-county-jail (page title: Vigo County Jail | Vigo County Sheriff), phone (812) 462-3226, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Vigo County
The two cities the FBI lists in Vigo County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Terre Haute: 289 violent and 1,870 property crimes reported for 2025; 2,506 arrests reported for 2025. The Terre Haute police records page is at terrehaute.in.gov/departments/police/thpd_records_unit.php, phone 812-244-2560 (verified September 25, 2026).
- West Terre Haute.
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: Vigo County in 2025
The two agencies in Vigo County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 355 violent and 2,425 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Vigo County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 3,348 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.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the Prosecuting Attorney, 812-462-3305, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Vigo County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Vigo 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 Vigo 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 Vigo County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (812) 462-3226. 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 Vigo 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.