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 September 30, 2026.
Madison County, Ohio, has about 46,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Madison County depends on where the incident happened: the Madison 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: Madison County public records, Madison County arrest records, Madison County warrants, Madison County inmate search, Madison County criminal records, Ohio arrest records and Ohio inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Madison 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 Madison County that is the Madison 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 Madison County Sheriff's Office
The Madison County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 14 violent and 124 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 200 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at madisonsheriff.org/inmateSearch (page title: Inmate Search | Madison County Sheriff's Office OH), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Madison County
The three cities the FBI lists in Madison County with a reporting agency of their own:
- London: 6 violent and 76 property crimes reported for 2025; 204 arrests reported for 2024.
- West Jefferson: 1 violent and 27 property crimes reported for 2025; 35 arrests reported for 2025.
- Plain City: 3 violent and 1 property crimes reported for 2025; 40 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: Madison County in 2025
The four agencies in Madison County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 24 violent and 228 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the three agencies in Madison County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 275 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 madison.oh.gov/departments/county_officials/county_commissioners/pu... (page title: Public Records Request Information).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the Prosecuting Attorney, (740) 845-1694, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Madison County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Madison 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 Madison 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 Madison 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 Madison 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.