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 1, 2026.
Hamilton County, Ohio, has about 837,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Hamilton County depends on where the incident happened: the Hamilton 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: Hamilton County public records, Hamilton County arrest records, Hamilton County warrants, Hamilton County inmate search, Hamilton County criminal records, Ohio arrest records and Ohio inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Hamilton 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 Hamilton County that is the Hamilton 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 three campus police departments and one other agency in Hamilton County, each with a records office of its own.
The Milford Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Hamilton County, so its arrests are not broken out for Hamilton County here.
Reports from the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office
The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 194 violent and 1,676 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 1,338 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at hcso.org/justice-center-services/inmate-search (page title: Hamilton County Justice Center | Inmate Search | Hamilton County Sheriff's Office), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 1, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Hamilton County
The 30 cities the FBI lists in Hamilton 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:
- Cincinnati: 2,482 violent and 11,403 property crimes reported for 2025; 5,572 arrests reported for 2025. The Cincinnati police records page is at cincinnati-oh.gov/police/contact-us/about-police-records, phone 513-352-3559 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Forest Park: 283 arrests reported for 2025.
- Norwood: 57 violent and 606 property crimes reported for 2025; 572 arrests reported for 2025.
- Sharonville: 30 violent and 210 property crimes reported for 2025; 335 arrests reported for 2025.
- Blue Ash: 20 violent and 275 property crimes reported for 2025; 241 arrests reported for 2025. The Blue Ash police department's page is at blueash.com/departments/police_department/contact_us.php, phone (513) 745-8555 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Harrison: 22 violent and 89 property crimes reported for 2025; 146 arrests reported for 2025.
- Loveland: 25 violent and 63 property crimes reported for 2025; 124 arrests reported for 2025.
- Springdale: 41 violent and 257 property crimes reported for 2025; 193 arrests reported for 2025. The Springdale police department's page is at springdaleohio.gov/departments/police/frequently_asked_questions.php, phone 513-346-5760 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Montgomery: 8 violent and 56 property crimes reported for 2025; 82 arrests reported for 2025.
- Reading: 32 violent and 239 property crimes reported for 2025; 375 arrests reported for 2025.
- North College Hill: 62 violent and 273 property crimes reported for 2025; 336 arrests reported for 2025. The North College Hill police records page is at northcollegehill.org/229/Police-Department-Documents, phone 513-521-7171 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Madeira: 5 violent and 34 property crimes reported for 2025; 34 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: Wyoming, Cheviot, Mount Healthy, Deer Park, St. Bernard, Woodlawn, Amberley, Golf Manor, Greenhills, Lockland, Mariemont, Newtown, Evendale, Terrace Park, Glendale, Elmwood Place, Fairfax and Addyston.
How Many Reports: Hamilton County in 2025
The 31 agencies in Hamilton County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 3,464 violent and 18,869 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the 32 agencies in Hamilton County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 14,329 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 hamiltoncountyohio.gov/government/transparency/public_records_reque... (page title: Public Records Requests | Hamilton County, OH).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the Prosecuting Attorney handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Hamilton County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Hamilton 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 Hamilton 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 Hamilton 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 Hamilton 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.