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 October 1, 2026.
Columbiana County, Ohio, has about 100,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Columbiana County depends on where the incident happened: the Columbiana 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: Columbiana County public records, Columbiana County arrest records, Columbiana County warrants, Columbiana County inmate search, Columbiana County criminal records, Ohio arrest records and Ohio inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Columbiana 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 Columbiana County that is the Columbiana 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 Minerva Police Department is listed by the FBI across three counties including Columbiana County, so its arrests are not broken out for Columbiana County here.
Reports from the Columbiana County Sheriff's Office
The Columbiana County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 31 violent and 76 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 124 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (330) 424-7255. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at colcountysheriff.com, phone (330) 424-7255, 105 S. Market St Lisbon, OH 44432, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 1, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Columbiana County
The 11 cities the FBI lists in Columbiana County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Salem: 12 violent and 138 property crimes reported for 2025; 173 arrests reported for 2025.
- East Liverpool: 36 violent and 62 property crimes reported for 2025; 378 arrests reported for 2025.
- Columbiana: 4 violent and 36 property crimes reported for 2025; 115 arrests reported for 2025.
- East Palestine: 6 violent and 33 property crimes reported for 2025; 175 arrests reported for 2025.
- Wellsville.
- Lisbon: 4 violent and 5 property crimes reported for 2025; 91 arrests reported for 2025.
- Leetonia: 1,152 arrests reported for 2025.
- Salineville: 4 arrests reported for 2022.
- New Waterford: 12 arrests reported for 2022.
- Washingtonville.
- Hanoverton.
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: Columbiana County in 2025
The eight agencies in Columbiana County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 96 violent and 414 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the ten agencies in Columbiana County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 3,563 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Columbiana County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Columbiana 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 Columbiana 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 Columbiana County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (330) 424-7255. Under the Ohio Public Records Act the answer is due promptly, within a reasonable period of time.
Is this the official Columbiana 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.