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.
Licking County, Ohio, has about 185,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Licking County depends on where the incident happened: the Licking 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.
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Which Agency Holds a Report from Licking County
A crime, incident or collision report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, and that agency releases it, not the court, the jail or the prosecutor.
In Licking County that is the Licking 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 Licking Park District and Central Ohio Drug Enforcement Task Force (other agency) and Ohio State University at Newark (campus police), each with a records office of its own.
The New Albany Police Department and the Reynoldsburg Police Department are each listed by the FBI across several counties including Licking County, so their arrests are not broken out for Licking County here.
Reports from the Licking County Sheriff's Office
The Licking County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 130 violent and 499 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 430 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 888-506-8407. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at lickingcounty.gov/depts/sheriff/jail_inmate/default.htm (page title: Licking County | Jail Inmate Information), phone 888-506-8407, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Licking County
The 11 cities the FBI lists in Licking County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Newark: 154 violent and 702 property crimes reported for 2025; 455 arrests reported for 2025. The Newark police department's page is at newarkpd.com, phone 740.670.7200 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Pataskala: 164 arrests reported for 2022. The Pataskala police department's page is at cityofpataskalaohio.gov/police (verified September 25, 2026).
- Heath: 16 violent and 372 property crimes reported for 2025; 140 arrests reported for 2025. The Heath police records page is at heathohio.gov/2020-police-reports, phone 740.522.1420 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Granville: 4 violent and 19 property crimes reported for 2025; 33 arrests reported for 2025. The Granville police department's page is at granville.oh.us/police, phone 740-587-1234 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Johnstown: 4 violent and 29 property crimes reported for 2025; 0 arrests reported for 2025.
- Buckeye Lake: 51 arrests reported for 2022.
- Hebron: 0 violent and 34 property crimes reported for 2025; 11 arrests reported for 2025.
- Utica: 35 arrests reported for 2023.
- Alexandria: 1,152 arrests reported for 2025.
- Kirkersville.
- St. Louisville.
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: Licking County in 2025
The six agencies in Licking County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 308 violent and 1,655 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the seven agencies in Licking County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,221 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 lickingcounty.gov/depts/commissioners/forms/recordsreq.htm (page title: Licking County | Public Records Request).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the Prosecuting Attorney, 740-670-5255, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Licking County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Licking 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 Licking 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 Licking County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 888-506-8407. Under the Ohio Public Records Act the answer is due promptly, within a reasonable period of time.
Is this the official Licking 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.