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 28, 2026.
Carroll County, Ohio, has about 26,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Carroll County depends on where the incident happened: the Carroll County Sheriff's Office for the unincorporated county, the agency that reports for the city inside a city. 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 sheriff's reports, the cities' reports, how many reports, what the law requires and common questions.
Related guides: Carroll County public records, Carroll County arrest records, Carroll County warrants, Carroll County inmate search, Carroll County criminal records, Ohio arrest records and Ohio inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Carroll County
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.
In Carroll County that is the Carroll County Sheriff's Office for the unincorporated county and for any city that contracts with it for police service, and the agency that reports for a city where the city has one of its own.
The Magnolia Police Department and the Minerva Police Department are each listed by the FBI across several counties including Carroll County, so their arrests are not broken out for Carroll County here.
Reports from the Carroll County Sheriff's Office
The Carroll County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 12 violent and 57 property crimes reported for 2023 and reported 82 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at carrollcountyohio.us/agencies-and-departments/sheriffs-office (page title: Carroll County Ohio Official Website), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 28, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Carroll County
The one city the FBI lists in Carroll County with a reporting agency of its own:
- Carrollton: 4 violent and 13 property crimes reported for 2023; 15 arrests reported for 2024.
A city on that list is reported separately whether the officers are the city's own or the sheriff's under contract; the FBI's list does not say which.
How Many Reports: Carroll County in 2023
The two agencies in Carroll County with all twelve months of 2023 on file reported 16 violent and 70 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Carroll County with all twelve months of 2023 on file reported 101 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
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 carrollcountyohio.us/PublicRecordsRequest (page title: Public Records Request | Carroll County Ohio Official Websit).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the Prosecuting Attorney, 330-627-4555, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Carroll County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Carroll County Sheriff's Office for its own arrests, or the agency that reports for the city where it happened. Under the Ohio Public Records Act the answer is due promptly, within a reasonable period of time.
How long does an agency in Carroll County 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 Carroll 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 Carroll County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.