Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest 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.
Clark County, Ohio, has about 135,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Clark County depends on where the incident happened: the Clark 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, what the law requires and common questions.
Related guides: Clark County public records, Clark County arrest records, Clark County warrants, Clark County inmate search, Clark County property records, Ohio arrest records and Ohio inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Clark 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 Clark County that is the Clark 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 FBI's list also carries the Clark County Park District (other agency), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Clark County Sheriff's Office
The Clark County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it reported 841 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at clarkcountyohio.gov/223/Jail (page title: Jail | Clark County, OH), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Clark County
The seven cities the FBI lists in Clark County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Springfield: 824 arrests reported for 2025.
- Enon.
- South Charleston.
- North Hampton.
- South Vienna.
- Tremont City.
- Donnelsville: 1,152 arrests reported for 2025.
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.
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 clarkcountyohio.gov/675/Records-Request (page title: Records Request | Clark County, OH).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the Prosecuting Attorney, (937) 521-1788, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Clark County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Clark 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 Clark 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 Clark 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 Clark 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.