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 30, 2026.
Erie County, Ohio, has about 74,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Erie County depends on where the incident happened: the Erie 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: Erie County public records, Erie County arrest records, Erie County property records, Ohio arrest records and Ohio inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Erie 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 Erie County that is the Erie 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 Erie Metroparks (other agency), with a records office of its own.
The Vermilion Police Department and the Bellevue Police Department are each listed by the FBI across several counties including Erie County, so their arrests are not broken out for Erie County here.
Reports from the Erie County Sheriff's Office
The Erie County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 4 violent and 59 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 379 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit.
Reports from the City Agencies in Erie County
The six cities the FBI lists in Erie County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Sandusky: 49 violent and 442 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,107 arrests reported for 2025. The Sandusky police records page is at cityofsandusky.com/government/department/police/records.php, phone 419.627.5797 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Huron: 3 violent and 12 property crimes reported for 2025; 60 arrests reported for 2025.
- Milan.
- Berlin Heights: 1,152 arrests reported for 2025.
- Bay View.
- Kelleys Island: 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: Erie County in 2025
The four agencies in Erie County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 64 violent and 784 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the six agencies in Erie County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 4,468 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 auditor.eriecounty.oh.gov/request-public-records (page title: The Erie County Auditor).
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Erie County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Erie 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 Erie 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 Erie 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 Erie 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.