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 4, 2026.
New Franklin, Ohio, in Summit County, has about 14,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from New Franklin 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: New Franklin public records, Summit County police reports, New Franklin arrest records, New Franklin warrants, New Franklin inmate search, New Franklin criminal records, Ohio arrest records and Ohio inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from New Franklin
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 New Franklin that is the agency that reports to the FBI for the city (filed by the FBI as New Franklin Police Department); outside it, the Summit County Sheriff's Office.
The FBI's list also carries the University of Akron (campus police) and the Akron Metro Regional Transit Authority (other agency), each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the New Franklin Police
For New Franklin, SearchSystems opened and checked the New Franklin police department's page at newfranklin.org/1192/Police (page title: Police | New Franklin, OH), phone 330-882-3281, 5611 Manchester Road New Franklin, OH 44319, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 26, 2026.
The agency that reports for New Franklin had 13 violent and 58 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 125 arrests for 2025.
Reports from the Summit County Sheriff's Office
The Summit County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 103 violent and 638 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 678 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at sheriff.summitoh.net/files/Current-Inmate-Roster.html (page title: Head Counts with Photos Report | ODY-365898), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 4, 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 clerkweb.summitoh.net/public-records-requests (page title: Public Records Requests | Summit County Clerk of Courts).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the Prosecuting Attorney handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in New Franklin?
From the agency that took it. The New Franklin police department's page is at newfranklin.org/1192/Police, phone 330-882-3281; the sheriff's reports come from the Summit County Sheriff's Office.
How long does an agency in New Franklin 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 Summit 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 New Franklin 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.