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.
New Philadelphia, Ohio, in Tuscarawas County, has about 17,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from New Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia public records, Tuscarawas County police reports, New Philadelphia arrest records, New Philadelphia warrants, New Philadelphia inmate search, New Philadelphia criminal records, Ohio arrest records and Ohio inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from New Philadelphia
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 Philadelphia that is the agency that reports to the FBI for the city (filed by the FBI as New Philadelphia Police Department); outside it, the Tuscarawas County Sheriff's Office.
The FBI's list also carries the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District (other agency), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the New Philadelphia Police
For New Philadelphia, SearchSystems opened and checked the New Philadelphia police department's page at newphiladelphiaoh.gov/m/directory/department?did=6 (page title: Staff Directory, Police Department), phone 330-343-4488, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 25, 2026.
The agency that reports for New Philadelphia reported 309 arrests for 2025.
Reports from the Tuscarawas County Sheriff's Office
The Tuscarawas County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 43 violent and 291 property crimes reported for 2023 and reported 206 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at co.tuscarawas.oh.us/government/sheriff/divisions/jail/currently_hou... (page title: Tuscarawas County Ohio), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
What the Ohio Public Records Act Requires
Under the Ohio Public Records Act the agency must answer a request promptly, within a reasonable period of time, and it may charge the actual cost of copying. The request goes to the agency that holds the report, in writing, and does not have to say why the report is wanted.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the Prosecuting Attorney, 330-365-3286, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in New Philadelphia?
From the agency that took it. The New Philadelphia police department's page is at newphiladelphiaoh.gov, phone 330-343-4488; the sheriff's reports come from the Tuscarawas County Sheriff's Office.
How long does an agency in New Philadelphia 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 Tuscarawas 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 Philadelphia 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.