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 on September 23, 2026.
Champaign County, Ohio, has about 39,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Champaign County depends on where the incident happened: the Champaign 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: Champaign County public records, Champaign County arrest records, Champaign County warrants, Champaign County criminal records, Champaign County court records, Ohio arrest records and Ohio inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Champaign 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 Champaign County that is the Champaign 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.
Reports from the Champaign County Sheriff's Office
The Champaign County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 22 violent and 141 property crimes reported for 2024 and reported 265 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit.
Reports from the City Agencies in Champaign County
The three cities the FBI lists in Champaign County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Urbana: 15 violent and 190 property crimes reported for 2024; 492 arrests reported for 2025. The Urbana police records page is at urbanaohio.com/records-department.html, phone (937) 652-4352 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Mechanicsburg: 0 violent and 7 property crimes reported for 2024; 41 arrests reported for 2024.
- North Lewisburg.
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: Champaign County in 2024
The three agencies in Champaign County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 37 violent and 338 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the three agencies in Champaign County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 921 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
What the Ohio Public Records Act Requires
Under the Ohio Public Records Act the agency must answer a request promptly, within a reasonable period of time, and it may charge the actual cost of copying. The request goes to the agency that holds the report, in writing, and does not have to say why the report is wanted.
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 Champaign County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Champaign 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 Champaign 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 Champaign 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 Champaign 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.