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.
Kent, Ohio, in Portage County, has about 28,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Kent 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: Kent public records, Portage County police reports, Kent arrest records, Kent warrants, Kent inmate search, Kent criminal records, Ohio arrest records and Ohio inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Kent
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 Kent that is the agency that reports to the FBI for the city (filed by the FBI as Kent 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 Kent Police
For Kent, SearchSystems opened and checked the Kent police records page at kentohio.gov/living-here/police-department/police-records-and-repor... (page title: Requesting Reports | City of Kent), phone 330.678.8100, 319 S. Water Street Kent, OH 44240, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 25, 2026.
The agency that reports for Kent had 52 violent and 219 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 874 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 Kent?
From the agency that took it. The Kent police records page is at kentohio.gov, phone 330.678.8100; the sheriff's reports come from the Portage County Sheriff's Office.
How long does an agency in Kent 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 Kent 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.