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 9, 2026.
Lucas County, Ohio, has about 426,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Lucas County depends on where the incident happened: the Lucas 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: Lucas County public records, Lucas County arrest records, Lucas County warrants, Lucas County inmate search, Lucas County criminal records, Ohio arrest records and Ohio inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Lucas 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 Lucas County that is the Lucas 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 one campus police department and three other agencies in Lucas County, each with a records office of its own.
The Swanton Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Lucas County, so its arrests are not broken out for Lucas County here.
Reports from the Lucas County Sheriff's Office
The Lucas County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 58 violent and 595 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 478 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 419-213-4000. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at co.lucas.oh.us/2992/Sheriff (page title: Sheriff | Lucas County, OH), phone 419-213-4000, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 9, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Lucas County
The 11 cities the FBI lists in Lucas County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Toledo: 2,306 violent and 6,716 property crimes reported for 2025; 6,048 arrests reported for 2025.
- Oregon: 46 violent and 620 property crimes reported for 2025; 967 arrests reported for 2025.
- Sylvania: 15 violent and 121 property crimes reported for 2025; 134 arrests reported for 2025. The Sylvania police records page is at sylvaniapolice.com/formsrecordsreports/information-about-public-rec... (verified September 25, 2026).
- Sylvania (township): 20 violent and 404 property crimes reported for 2025; 251 arrests reported for 2025. The Sylvania police records page is at sylvaniapolice.com/formsrecordsreports/information-about-public-rec... (verified September 25, 2026).
- Maumee: 30 violent and 262 property crimes reported for 2025; 432 arrests reported for 2025.
- Waterville: 8 violent and 40 property crimes reported for 2025; 54 arrests reported for 2025.
- Waterville (township): 38 arrests reported for 2019.
- Whitehouse: 27 arrests reported for 2024. The Whitehouse police records page is at whitehouseoh.gov/departments/police-department/police-report, phone 419-877-9191 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Ottawa Hills: 0 violent and 27 property crimes reported for 2025; 15 arrests reported for 2025.
- Holland: 223 arrests reported for 2024.
- Berkey: 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: Lucas County in 2025
The eight agencies in Lucas County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,483 violent and 8,785 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the ten agencies in Lucas County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 10,683 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, (419) 213-4700, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Lucas County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Lucas 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 Lucas 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 Lucas County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 419-213-4000. Under the Ohio Public Records Act the answer is due promptly, within a reasonable period of time.
Is this the official Lucas 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.