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.
Findlay, Ohio, in Hancock County, has about 40,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Findlay 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: Findlay public records, Hancock County police reports, Findlay arrest records, Findlay warrants, Findlay inmate search, Findlay property records, Ohio arrest records and Ohio inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Findlay
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 Findlay that is the agency that reports to the FBI for the city (filed by the FBI as Findlay Police Department); outside it, the Hancock County Sheriff's Office.
The Bluffton Police Department and the Fostoria Police Department are each listed by the FBI across several counties including Hancock County, so their arrests are not broken out for Hancock County here.
Reports from the Findlay Police
For Findlay, SearchSystems opened and checked the Findlay police records page at findlayohio.gov/government/city-departments/police/records (page title: Records | City of Findlay, OH), phone 419-424-7174, 318 Dorney Plaza, Room 306, Findlay, OH 45840, Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 25, 2026.
The agency that reports for Findlay had 92 violent and 584 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 583 arrests for 2025.
Reports from the Hancock County Sheriff's Office
The Hancock County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 18 violent and 149 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 47 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at inmates.findlayohio.gov/NewWorld.InmateInquiry/OH0320000 (page title: Hancock County Inmate Search), 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.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the Prosecuting Attorney, 419-424-7889, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Findlay?
From the agency that took it. The Findlay police records page is at findlayohio.gov, phone 419-424-7174; the sheriff's reports come from the Hancock County Sheriff's Office.
How long does an agency in Findlay 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 Hancock 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 Findlay 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.