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.
Guernsey County, Ohio, has about 38,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Guernsey County depends on where the incident happened: the Guernsey 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: Guernsey County public records, Guernsey County arrest records, Guernsey County warrants, Guernsey County criminal records, Guernsey County court records, Ohio arrest records and Ohio inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Guernsey 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 Guernsey County that is the Guernsey 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.
Reports from the Guernsey County Sheriff's Office
The Guernsey County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it reported 1,152 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit.
Reports from the City Agencies in Guernsey County
The three cities the FBI lists in Guernsey County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Cambridge: 10 violent and 78 property crimes reported for 2022; 171 arrests reported for 2025. The Cambridge police department's page is at cambridgeoh.org/police-department, phone (740) 439-4431 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Byesville: 9 violent and 24 property crimes reported for 2022; 21 arrests reported for 2023.
- Senecaville: 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: Guernsey County in 2022
The two agencies in Guernsey County with all twelve months of 2022 on file reported 19 violent and 102 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the three agencies in Guernsey County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,475 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 guernseycounty.gov/clerk-of-courts/public-records-requests (page title: Public Records Requests | Guernsey County, Ohio).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the Prosecuting Attorney, (740) 432-9389, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Guernsey County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Guernsey 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 Guernsey 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 Guernsey 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 Guernsey 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.