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.
Parma Heights, Ohio, in Cuyahoga County, has about 21,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Parma Heights 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.
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Which Agency Holds a Report from Parma Heights
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 Parma Heights that is the agency that reports to the FBI for the city (filed by the FBI as Parma Heights Police Department); outside it, the Cuyahoga County Sheriff's Office.
The FBI's agency list also places four campus police departments, two other agencies and one state agency in Cuyahoga County, each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Parma Heights Police
For Parma Heights, SearchSystems opened and checked the Parma Heights police records page at parmaheightsoh.gov/accident-reports-public-records (page title: Accident Reports | Public Records | City of Parma Heights), phone (440) 884-1235, Monday - Friday 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 25, 2026.
The agency that reports for Parma Heights had 15 violent and 39 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 145 arrests for 2025.
Reports from the Cuyahoga County Sheriff's Office
The Cuyahoga County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 41 violent and 52 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 691 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at cuyahogacounty.gov/sheriff/corrections-jail (page title: Corrections/Jail), 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 cuyahogacounty.gov/public-records-request (page title: Public Records Request).
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 Parma Heights?
From the agency that took it. The Parma Heights police records page is at parmaheightsoh.gov, phone (440) 884-1235; the sheriff's reports come from the Cuyahoga County Sheriff's Office.
How long does an agency in Parma Heights 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 Cuyahoga 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 Parma Heights 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.