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.
West Carrollton is a city in Montgomery County, Ohio, with about 13,000 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 West Carrollton offices SearchSystems verified, links to each one's own website and gives the phone number and address where the office publishes them. SearchSystems verified 2 city office pages for West Carrollton, 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 West Carrollton records are kept
- Kept by the City of West Carrollton: 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.
West Carrollton police reports and records
Incident reports, crash reports and the other records of the West Carrollton 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 West Carrollton police records.
- Website: westcarrollton.org/departments/police/police-services/records-secti... (page title: Records/Request a Police Report | City of West Carrollton)
- Phone: (937) 859-3688
- Address: 300 E. Central Ave. West Carrollton, OH 45449
- Hours: Monday-Friday from 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 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.
West Carrollton 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: westcarrollton.org/contact (page title: City Contacts | City of West Carrollton)
- Phone: (937) 847-4645
- Address: 300 E. Central Ave. West Carrollton, OH 45449
- Hours: Mon-Fri: 8:00am - 4:30pm
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
Public records requests to West Carrollton
Ohio public records law applies to the city government of West Carrollton. A record that is not posted online 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. A request that names a date, an address, or a report or case number is the easiest to answer.
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.
West Carrollton Arrest Records
The West Carrollton arrest records guide covers the agency that reports West Carrollton's arrests to the FBI and the 294 arrests it reported for 2025. It also says where a person arrested in West Carrollton is held, how to find out about an arrest and how to get a copy of the report.
West Carrollton Records Guides
SearchSystems has nine more guides to West Carrollton, each written from the city's own offices and figures: West Carrollton warrants (who issues and serves them, where a person arrested on one is held, how to check for one), West Carrollton inmate search (the custody page of the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office, the jail numbers and who books people), West Carrollton criminal records (the court file, the Ohio criminal history and the local arrest records), West Carrollton court records (which court hears what, the case search and who keeps the files), West Carrollton police reports (which agency holds a report and what the Ohio Public Records Act requires), West Carrollton traffic tickets (which court takes the ticket, who writes them and the driving record), West Carrollton DUI (the OVI law, the arrest, the court case and the license case), West Carrollton divorce records (which court holds the file and how a certified copy is had) and West Carrollton property records (deeds, assessed values, permits and evictions).
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official West Carrollton website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official West Carrollton offices listed above, and the city's own website is westcarrollton.org; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
How do I get a police report in West Carrollton?
Request it from the West Carrollton police records unit at westcarrollton.org, phone (937) 859-3688. 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 West Carrollton?
West Carrollton cases are heard by the courts that serve Montgomery County, and people arrested in West Carrollton 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 West Carrollton?
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. Ohio public records law applies to city governments.