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.
Cuyahoga County, Ohio, has about 1.2 million residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Cuyahoga County depends on where the incident happened: the Cuyahoga 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 Cuyahoga 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 Cuyahoga County that is the Cuyahoga 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 agency list also places four campus police departments, two other agencies and one state agency in Cuyahoga County, each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Cuyahoga County Sheriff's Office
The Cuyahoga County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 41 violent and 52 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 691 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at cuyahogacounty.gov/sheriff/corrections-jail (page title: Corrections/Jail), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Cuyahoga County
The 56 cities the FBI lists in Cuyahoga County with a reporting agency of their own, the largest twelve first, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Cleveland: 4,965 violent and 14,417 property crimes reported for 2025; 3,022 arrests reported for 2025. The Cleveland police department's page is at clevelandohio.gov/city-hall/departments/public-safety/divisions/police, phone (216) 621-1234 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Parma: 118 violent and 572 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,147 arrests reported for 2025. The Parma police department's page is at parmapd-oh.gov, phone (440)885-1234 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Lakewood: 40 violent and 460 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,167 arrests reported for 2025. The Lakewood police department's page is at lakewoodoh.gov/police, phone (216) 521-6773 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Euclid: 51 violent and 656 property crimes reported for 2025; 319 arrests reported for 2025.
- Strongsville: 26 violent and 434 property crimes reported for 2025; 774 arrests reported for 2025. The Strongsville police department's page is at strongsville.org/departments/police, phone (440) 238-7373 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Cleveland Heights: 107 violent and 475 property crimes reported for 2025; 714 arrests reported for 2025. The Cleveland Heights police records page is at clevelandheights.gov/368/Police-Reports-Search, phone 216-321-1234 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Westlake: 383 arrests reported for 2024.
- North Olmsted: 10 violent and 244 property crimes reported for 2025; 322 arrests reported for 2025.
- North Royalton: 17 violent and 113 property crimes reported for 2025; 363 arrests reported for 2025. The North Royalton police records page is at northroyalton.gov/departments/police_department/police_reports.php, phone 440-237-8686 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Garfield Heights: 120 violent and 460 property crimes reported for 2025; 467 arrests reported for 2025.
- Shaker Heights: 4 violent and 131 property crimes reported for 2025; 61 arrests reported for 2025. The Shaker Heights police records page is at shakerheightsoh.gov/614/Police-Reports (verified September 25, 2026).
- Solon: 14 violent and 131 property crimes reported for 2025; 291 arrests reported for 2025. The Solon police department's page is at solonohio.gov/252/Police-Department, phone (440)248-1234 (verified September 25, 2026).
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.
The rest: Maple Heights, Rocky River, South Euclid, Parma Heights, Mayfield Heights, Broadview Heights, Brook Park, Berea, Fairview Park, Bay Village, Middleburg Heights, Brecksville, Beachwood, Lyndhurst, Warrensville Heights, East Cleveland, University Heights, Bedford, Seven Hills, Brooklyn, Bedford Heights, Richmond Heights, Olmsted Falls, Highland Heights, Independence, Pepper Pike, Chagrin Falls, Orange, Moreland Hills, Mayfield, Gates Mills, Walton Hills, Valley View, Newburgh Heights, Brooklyn Heights, Bratenahl, Glenwillow, North Randall, Bentleyville, Hunting Valley, Highland Hills, Woodmere, Cuyahoga Heights and Linndale.
How Many Reports: Cuyahoga County in 2025
The 45 agencies in Cuyahoga County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 5,968 violent and 21,561 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the 47 agencies in Cuyahoga County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 16,466 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.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at cuyahogacounty.gov/public-records-request (page title: Public Records Request).
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 Cuyahoga County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Cuyahoga 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 Cuyahoga 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 Cuyahoga 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 Cuyahoga 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.