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 2, 2026.
Darke County, Ohio, has about 51,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Darke County depends on where the incident happened: the Darke 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: Darke County public records, Darke County arrest records, Darke County warrants, Darke County inmate search, Darke County criminal records, Ohio arrest records and Ohio inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Darke 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 Darke County that is the Darke 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 Darke County Sheriff's Office
The Darke County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 12 violent and 135 property crimes reported for 2024 and reported 318 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at darkecountysheriff.org/jail (page title: Jail | Darke County Sheriff), Wednesdays 1 PM to 4 PM, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Darke County
The five cities the FBI lists in Darke County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Greenville: 268 arrests reported for 2023.
- Arcanum: 0 violent and 8 property crimes reported for 2024; 10 arrests reported for 2024.
- Union City.
- Ansonia: 1,152 arrests reported for 2025.
- New Madison: 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.
How Many Reports: Darke County in 2024
The two agencies in Darke County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 12 violent and 143 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the three agencies in Darke County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,622 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 Darke County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Darke 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 Darke 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 Darke 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 Darke 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.