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 October 2, 2026.
Aurora, Ohio, in Portage County, has about 18,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Aurora 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: Aurora public records, Portage County police reports, Aurora arrest records, Aurora warrants, Aurora inmate search, Aurora criminal records, Ohio arrest records and Ohio inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Aurora
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 Aurora that is the agency that reports to the FBI for the city (filed by the FBI as Aurora Police Department); outside it, the Portage County Sheriff's Office.
The FBI's list also carries Kent State University (campus police) and the University Hospitals Portage Medical Center (other agency), each with a records office of its own.
The Mogadore Police Department and the Tallmadge Police Department are each listed by the FBI across several counties including Portage County, so their arrests are not broken out for Portage County here.
Reports from the Aurora Police
For Aurora, SearchSystems opened and checked the Aurora police records page at auroraoh.com/departments/police/reports___records.php (page title: Welcome to Aurora, OH), phone 330.562.8181, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 26, 2026.
The agency that reports for Aurora had 9 violent and 67 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 77 arrests for 2025.
Reports from the Portage County Sheriff's Office
The Portage County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 36 violent and 471 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 69 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (330) 296-5100. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at portagecounty-oh.gov/sheriffs-department/pages/corrections-division (page title: Corrections Division | Portage County OH), phone (330) 296-5100, a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 403), so open it in a browser.
What the Ohio Public Records Act Requires
The Ohio Public Records Act sets the rules: an answer promptly, within a reasonable period of time, at a charge of the actual cost of copying, from the agency that holds the report.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Aurora?
From the agency that took it. The Aurora police records page is at auroraoh.com, phone 330.562.8181; the sheriff's reports come from the Portage County Sheriff's Office.
How long does an agency in Aurora 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 Portage County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (330) 296-5100. Under the Ohio Public Records Act the answer is due promptly, within a reasonable period of time.
Is this the official Aurora 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.