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.
Gallia 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 Gallia County depends on where the incident happened: the Gallia 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: Gallia County public records, Gallia County arrest records, Gallia County warrants, Gallia County inmate search, Gallia County criminal records, Ohio arrest records and Ohio inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Gallia 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 Gallia County that is the Gallia 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 the University of Rio Grande (campus police), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Gallia County Sheriff's Office
The Gallia County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 37 violent and 61 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 61 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at galliasheriff.org/httpwwwjdsincnetohgallia (page title: Inmate Search | Gallia County Sheriff's Office), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Gallia County
The two cities the FBI lists in Gallia County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Gallipolis: 16 violent and 82 property crimes reported for 2025; 78 arrests reported for 2024.
- Rio Grande: 0 arrests reported for 2020.
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: Gallia County in 2025
The two agencies in Gallia County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 53 violent and 143 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Gallia County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 130 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.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the Prosecuting Attorney, (740) 446-4612, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Gallia County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Gallia 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 Gallia 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 Gallia 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 Gallia 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.