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.
Dublin, Ohio, in Franklin County, has about 49,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Dublin 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: Dublin public records, Franklin County police reports, Dublin arrest records, Dublin warrants, Dublin inmate search, Dublin criminal records, Ohio arrest records and Ohio inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Dublin
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.
Inside Dublin that is the agency that reports to the FBI for the city (filed by the FBI as Dublin Police Department); outside it, the Franklin County Sheriff's Office.
The FBI's agency list also places two other agencies and four campus police departments in Franklin County, each with a records office of its own.
The Pickerington Police Department and the Lithopolis Police Department are each listed by the FBI across several counties including Franklin County, so their arrests are not broken out for Franklin County here.
Reports from the Dublin Police
For Dublin, SearchSystems opened and checked the Dublin police department's page at dublinohiousa.gov/dublin-police (page title: Dublin Police | City of Dublin, Ohio, USA), phone 614.889.1112, 6565 Commerce Parkway, Dublin, OH 43017, Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 25, 2026.
The agency that reports for Dublin had 54 violent and 349 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 342 arrests for 2025.
Reports from the Franklin County Sheriff's Office
The Franklin County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 79 violent and 496 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 875 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at sheriff.franklincountyohio.gov/Services/Inmate-Information (page title: Inmate Information | Franklin County Sheriff’s Office), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
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.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at clerk.franklincountyohio.gov/Public-Records/Public-Records-Request-... (page title: Public Records Request Form | Franklin County Clerk of Courts).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the Prosecuting Attorney, 614-525-3555, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Dublin?
From the agency that took it. The Dublin police department's page is at dublinohiousa.gov/dublin-police, phone 614.889.1112; the sheriff's reports come from the Franklin County Sheriff's Office.
How long does an agency in Dublin 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 Franklin 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 Dublin 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.