Reviewed and updated October 4, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. Every office link on this page was opened and checked against the office's own website at review time.
Trotwood is a city in Montgomery County, Ohio, with about 23,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its public records are split between the city and the county. The city keeps police reports, council records and its own licenses and permits; court cases, jail bookings, deeds and vital records are county or state records. This guide names the Trotwood offices SearchSystems verified, links to each one's own website and gives the phone number and address where the office publishes them. SearchSystems verified 3 city office pages for Trotwood, every one opened and checked.
In this guide: City or county, Police records, City Hall, Records requests, Other cities and Questions.
City or county record: where Trotwood records are kept
- Kept by the City of Trotwood: police reports, council and board meeting records, ordinances and the city's own licenses and permits.
- Kept by Montgomery County or the state: court cases, jail bookings, deeds and property values and birth and death certificates. These are not city records; they are in the Montgomery County public records guide under court records, jail lookups, property records and vital records.
Trotwood police reports and records
Incident reports, crash reports and the other records of the Trotwood police are requested from the department's records unit, usually in writing or through an online form. Reports on open investigations and the names of victims and juveniles are usually withheld or redacted, and some states limit crash reports to the people involved and their insurers. The page below is the one SearchSystems verified for Trotwood police records.
- Website: trotwood.org/police/police-records-requests (page title: Police Records Requests | Trotwood, Ohio)
- Phone: (937) 854-7200
- Hours: Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
Jail bookings and inmate lookups are usually handled by the county, not the city police. They are in the Montgomery County public records guide under jail and inmate lookups.
Trotwood City Hall: departments, licenses and permits
Business licenses, building permits, code enforcement cases and the city's other records are kept by the department that issued them. The city's own website below lists its departments and how to reach them.
- Website: trotwood.org/how-do-i/contact (page title: Contact | Trotwood, Ohio)
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
Public records requests to Trotwood
Ohio public records law applies to the city government of Trotwood. The city runs one records request page for its departments; it is the page below, verified by SearchSystems. A request that names a date, an address, or a report or case number is the easiest to answer.
- Website: trotwood.org/government/public-records (page title: Public Records | Trotwood, Ohio)
- Phone: 937-854-7270
- Address: 3035 Olive Road Trotwood, OH 45426
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
A record the request page does not cover is asked for from the office that holds it: the police records unit for police reports and the department that issued a permit or license for its records.
Other cities and towns in Montgomery County
SearchSystems has a guide like this one for these other cities and towns in Montgomery County. The Montgomery County public records guide covers the records the county keeps for all of them.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official Trotwood website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official Trotwood offices listed above, and the city's own website is trotwood.org; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
How do I get a police report in Trotwood?
Request it from the Trotwood police records unit at trotwood.org/police/police-records-requests, phone (937) 854-7200. Reports on open investigations and the names of victims and juveniles are usually withheld or redacted.
Where do I find court records or jail bookings for Trotwood?
Trotwood cases are heard by the courts that serve Montgomery County, and people arrested in Trotwood are usually booked into the county jail. Both are covered in the Montgomery County public records guide on SearchSystems.
How do I request a public record from Trotwood?
Through the city's records request page at trotwood.org/government/public-records, phone 937-854-7270. A record it does not cover is requested from the office that holds it: the police records unit for police reports and the department that issued a permit or license for its records.