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.
Crawford 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 Crawford County depends on where the incident happened: the Crawford 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: Crawford County public records, Crawford County arrest records, Crawford County warrants, Crawford County criminal records, Crawford County court records, Ohio arrest records and Ohio inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Crawford County
The report of an incident is released by the agency that took it; the court and the jail hold their own records of the same event, but not the report.
In Crawford County that is the Crawford 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 Crawford County Sheriff's Office
The Crawford County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 7 violent and 44 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 67 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit.
Reports from the City Agencies in Crawford County
The four cities the FBI lists in Crawford County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Bucyrus: 12 violent and 152 property crimes reported for 2025; 251 arrests reported for 2025.
- Galion: 21 violent and 69 property crimes reported for 2025; 216 arrests reported for 2025.
- Crestline: 18 arrests reported for 2024.
- New Washington.
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: Crawford County in 2025
The three agencies in Crawford County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 40 violent and 265 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the three agencies in Crawford County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 534 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 Crawford County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Crawford 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 Crawford 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 Crawford 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 Crawford 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.