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 September 28, 2026.
Delaware County, Ohio, has about 238,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Delaware County depends on where the incident happened: the Delaware 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: Delaware County public records, Delaware County arrest records, Delaware County warrants, Delaware County inmate search, Delaware County criminal records, Ohio arrest records and Ohio inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Delaware 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 Delaware County that is the Delaware 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 list also carries Preservation Parks of Delaware County (other agency), with a records office of its own.
The Westerville Police Department, the Dublin Police Department and the Columbus Police Department are each listed by the FBI across several counties including Delaware County, so their arrests are not broken out for Delaware County here.
Reports from the Delaware County Sheriff's Office
The Delaware County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 120 violent and 711 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 624 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (740) 203-1550. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at sheriff.co.delaware.oh.us/jtlist (page title: Current Inmate Listing | Delaware County Jail | Sheriff), phone (740) 203-1550, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 28, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Delaware County
The six cities the FBI lists in Delaware County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Delaware: 94 violent and 456 property crimes reported for 2025; 650 arrests reported for 2025.
- Powell: 11 violent and 130 property crimes reported for 2025; 116 arrests reported for 2025. The Powell police department's page is at powellpolice.com/frequently-asked-questions (verified September 25, 2026).
- Sunbury: 10 violent and 33 property crimes reported for 2025; 38 arrests reported for 2025. The Sunbury police department's page is at sunburyohio.org/m/directory/department?did=8, phone 740-965-1411 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Ashley: 10 arrests reported for 2021.
- Ostrander: 1,152 arrests reported for 2025.
- Shawnee Hills.
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: Delaware County in 2025
The five agencies in Delaware County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 236 violent and 1,400 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the six agencies in Delaware County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,580 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 co.delaware.oh.us/delaware-county-public-records-requests (page title: Delaware County Public Records Requests | Delaware County).
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 Delaware County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Delaware 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 Delaware 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 Delaware County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (740) 203-1550. Under the Ohio Public Records Act the answer is due promptly, within a reasonable period of time.
Is this the official Delaware 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.