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.
Clinton County, Ohio, has about 42,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Clinton County depends on where the incident happened: the Clinton 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.
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Which Agency Holds a Report from Clinton 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 Clinton County that is the Clinton 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 Lynchburg Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Clinton County, so its arrests are not broken out for Clinton County here.
Reports from the Clinton County Sheriff's Office
The Clinton County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 4 violent and 23 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 14 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (937) 382-1611. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at clintonsheriff.com/mobile-patrol-phone-app (page title: Mobile Patrol Phone App | Clinton County Sheriff's Office), phone (937) 382-1611, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Clinton County
The three cities the FBI lists in Clinton County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Wilmington: 519 arrests reported for 2023. The Wilmington police records page is at wilmingtonohio.gov/question/how-do-i-get-a-copy-of-a-police-report, phone (937) 382-3833 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Blanchester: 6 violent and 18 property crimes reported for 2025; 27 arrests reported for 2025.
- Sabina: 49 arrests reported for 2023.
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: Clinton County in 2025
The two agencies in Clinton County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 10 violent and 41 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Clinton County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 41 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.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the Prosecuting Attorney, 937-382-4559, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Clinton County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Clinton 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 Clinton 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 Clinton County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (937) 382-1611. Under the Ohio Public Records Act the answer is due promptly, within a reasonable period of time.
Is this the official Clinton 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.