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.
Harrison County, Ohio, has about 14,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Harrison County depends on where the incident happened: the Harrison 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: Harrison County public records, Harrison County arrest records, Harrison County warrants, Harrison County inmate search, Harrison County criminal records, Ohio arrest records and Ohio inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Harrison 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 Harrison County that is the Harrison 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 Adena Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Harrison County, so its arrests are not broken out for Harrison County here.
Reports from the Harrison County Sheriff's Office
The Harrison County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 10 violent and 43 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 90 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at harrisoncountyohio.gov/current-inmates (page title: Current Inmates), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Harrison County
The two cities the FBI lists in Harrison County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Cadiz: 0 violent and 6 property crimes reported for 2025; 22 arrests reported for 2025.
- Jewett.
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: Harrison County in 2025
The two agencies in Harrison County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 10 violent and 49 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Harrison County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 112 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
What the Ohio Public Records Act Requires
Under the Ohio Public Records Act the agency must answer a request promptly, within a reasonable period of time, and it may charge the actual cost of copying. The request goes to the agency that holds the report, in writing, and does not have to say why the report is wanted.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at harrisoncountyohio.gov/public-records-request (page title: Public Records Request).
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 Harrison County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Harrison 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 Harrison 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 Harrison 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 Harrison 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.