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 25, 2026.
Alliance, Ohio, in Stark County, has about 22,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Alliance depends on where the incident happened. This guide names each agency, where its records page is and what the Ohio Public Records Act requires of it.
This guide covers which agency, the city's records page, the sheriff's reports, what the law requires and common questions.
Related guides: Alliance public records, Stark County police reports, Alliance arrest records, Alliance warrants, Alliance criminal records, Alliance court records, Ohio arrest records and Ohio inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Alliance
The report of an incident is released by the agency that took it; the court and the jail hold their own records of the same event, but not the report.
Inside Alliance that is the agency that reports to the FBI for the city (filed by the FBI as Alliance Police Department); outside it, the Stark County Sheriff's Office.
The FBI's agency list also places two other agencies and two campus police departments in Stark County, each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Alliance Police
For Alliance, SearchSystems opened and checked the Alliance police records page at alliancepolice.com/record-request (page title: Record Request), phone 330.821.9140, 470 E. Market St, Alliance, OH 44601, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 25, 2026.
The agency that reports for Alliance had 72 violent and 450 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 702 arrests for 2025.
Reports from the Stark County Sheriff's Office
The Stark County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 229 violent and 1,084 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 389 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit.
What the Ohio Public Records Act Requires
Under the Ohio Public Records Act the agency must answer a request promptly, within a reasonable period of time, and it may charge the actual cost of copying. 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 Alliance?
From the agency that took it. The Alliance police records page is at alliancepolice.com/record-request, phone 330.821.9140; the sheriff's reports come from the Stark County Sheriff's Office.
How long does an agency in Alliance have to answer?
Under the Ohio Public Records Act, promptly, within a reasonable period of time. It may charge the actual cost of copying.
How do I get a report from the Stark County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit. Under the Ohio Public Records Act the answer is due promptly, within a reasonable period of time.
Is this the official Alliance website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.