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.
Whitehall, Ohio, in Franklin County, has about 20,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Whitehall 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: Whitehall public records, Franklin County police reports, Whitehall arrest records, Whitehall warrants, Whitehall inmate search, Whitehall criminal records, Ohio arrest records and Ohio inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Whitehall
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 Whitehall that is the agency that reports to the FBI for the city (filed by the FBI as Whitehall Police Department); outside it, the Franklin County Sheriff's Office.
The FBI's agency list also places two other agencies and four campus police departments in Franklin County, each with a records office of its own.
The Pickerington Police Department and the Lithopolis Police Department are each listed by the FBI across several counties including Franklin County, so their arrests are not broken out for Franklin County here.
Reports from the Whitehall Police
For Whitehall, SearchSystems opened and checked the Whitehall police records page at whitehall-oh.us/201/File-a-Police-Report (page title: File a Police Report | Whitehall, OH), phone (614) 338-3100, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 25, 2026.
The agency that reports for Whitehall had 164 violent and 1,122 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 3,042 arrests for 2025.
Reports from the Franklin County Sheriff's Office
The Franklin County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 79 violent and 496 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 875 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at sheriff.franklincountyohio.gov/Services/Inmate-Information (page title: Inmate Information | Franklin County Sheriff’s Office), 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 clerk.franklincountyohio.gov/Public-Records/Public-Records-Request-... (page title: Public Records Request Form | Franklin County Clerk of Courts).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the Prosecuting Attorney, 614-525-3555, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Whitehall?
From the agency that took it. The Whitehall police records page is at whitehall-oh.us/201/File-a-Police-Report, phone (614) 338-3100; the sheriff's reports come from the Franklin County Sheriff's Office.
How long does an agency in Whitehall 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 Franklin 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 Whitehall 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.