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.
Franklin County, Ohio, has about 1.4 million residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Franklin County depends on where the incident happened: the Franklin 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: Franklin County public records, Franklin County arrest records, Franklin County warrants, Franklin County inmate search, Franklin County criminal records, Ohio arrest records and Ohio inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Franklin 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 Franklin County that is the Franklin 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 two other agencies and four campus police departments in Franklin County, each with a records office of its own.
The Pickerington Police Department and the Lithopolis Police Department are each listed by the FBI across several counties including Franklin County, so their arrests are not broken out for Franklin County here.
Reports from the Franklin County Sheriff's Office
The Franklin County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 79 violent and 496 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 875 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at sheriff.franklincountyohio.gov/Services/Inmate-Information (page title: Inmate Information | Franklin County Sheriff’s Office), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Franklin County
The 19 cities the FBI lists in Franklin 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:
- Columbus: 3,575 violent and 23,837 property crimes reported for 2025; 6,925 arrests reported for 2025. The Columbus police records page is at columbus.gov/Services/Public-Safety/Find-a-Police-Report, phone (614) 645-3111 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Dublin: 54 violent and 349 property crimes reported for 2025; 342 arrests reported for 2025. The Dublin police department's page is at dublinohiousa.gov/dublin-police, phone 614.889.1112 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Grove City: 93 violent and 1,112 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,827 arrests reported for 2025.
- Reynoldsburg: 182 violent and 950 property crimes reported for 2025; 995 arrests reported for 2025.
- Hilliard: 61 violent and 309 property crimes reported for 2025; 667 arrests reported for 2025. The Hilliard police records page is at hilliardohio.gov/police-public-records, phone (614) 876-2429 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Westerville: 59 violent and 614 property crimes reported for 2025; 557 arrests reported for 2025. The Westerville police department's page is at police.westerville.org, phone (614) 901-6450 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Upper Arlington: 7 violent and 258 property crimes reported for 2025; 309 arrests reported for 2025. The Upper Arlington police records page is at upperarlingtonoh.gov/671/Records-Requests-Traffic-Crash-Reports, phone 614-583-5150 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Gahanna: 60 violent and 588 property crimes reported for 2025; 554 arrests reported for 2025.
- Whitehall: 164 violent and 1,122 property crimes reported for 2025; 3,042 arrests reported for 2025. The Whitehall police records page is at whitehall-oh.us/201/File-a-Police-Report, phone (614) 338-3100 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Worthington: 19 violent and 172 property crimes reported for 2025; 178 arrests reported for 2025. The Worthington police records page is at worthington.org/278/Police-Reports, phone (614) 436-8794 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Bexley: 23 violent and 230 property crimes reported for 2025; 270 arrests reported for 2025. The Bexley police department's page is at bexley.org/police, phone (614) 559-4444 (verified September 25, 2026).
- New Albany: 20 violent and 195 property crimes reported for 2025; 160 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.
The rest: Grandview Heights, Obetz, Groveport, Minerva Park, Valleyview, Harrisburg and Brice.
How Many Reports: Franklin County in 2025
The 21 agencies in Franklin County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 4,446 violent and 30,749 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the 24 agencies in Franklin County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 19,932 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 clerk.franklincountyohio.gov/Public-Records/Public-Records-Request-... (page title: Public Records Request Form | Franklin County Clerk of Courts).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the Prosecuting Attorney, 614-525-3555, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Franklin County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Franklin 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 Franklin 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 Franklin 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 Franklin 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.