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 9, 2026.
Fayette County, Ohio, has about 29,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Fayette County depends on where the incident happened: the Fayette 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: Fayette County public records, Fayette County arrest records, Fayette County warrants, Fayette County criminal records, Fayette County court records, Ohio arrest records and Ohio inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Fayette 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 Fayette County that is the Fayette 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 New Holland Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Fayette County, so its arrests are not broken out for Fayette County here.
Reports from the Fayette County Sheriff's Office
The Fayette County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 25 violent and 151 property crimes reported for 2024 and reported 265 arrests for 2024.
Its reports come from its records unit.
Reports from the City Agencies in Fayette County
The one city the FBI lists in Fayette County with a reporting agency of its own:
- Washington Court House: 22 violent and 170 property crimes reported for 2024; 417 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: Fayette County in 2024
The two agencies in Fayette County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 47 violent and 321 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Fayette County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 688 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 faycoso.com/165/Public-Records-Request-a-Report (page title: Public Records | Request a Report | Fayette Sheriff's Office, OH).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the Prosecuting Attorney, 740-335-0888, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Fayette County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Fayette 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 Fayette 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 Fayette 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 Fayette 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.