SearchSystems Editorial

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 28, 2026.

About this guide

Montgomery County, Ohio, has about 537,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Montgomery County depends on where the incident happened: the Montgomery 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: Montgomery County public records, Montgomery County arrest records, Montgomery County warrants, Montgomery County inmate search, Montgomery County criminal records, Ohio arrest records and Ohio inmate search.

Which Agency Holds a Report from Montgomery 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 Montgomery County that is the Montgomery 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 Sinclair Community College (campus police), with a records office of its own.

The Carlisle Police Department and the Springboro Police Department are each listed by the FBI across several counties including Montgomery County, so their arrests are not broken out for Montgomery County here.

Reports from the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office

The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 241 violent and 1,012 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 1,361 arrests for 2025.

Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at mcsojail.countygovservices.com/Home/CurrentInmates (page title: Current Inmates | Montgomery County Sheriff's Office), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 28, 2026.

Reports from the City Agencies in Montgomery County

The 17 cities the FBI lists in Montgomery 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:

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: Moraine, Brookville, Germantown (township), Germantown and New Lebanon.

How Many Reports: Montgomery County in 2025

The 19 agencies in Montgomery County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,574 violent and 11,572 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.

Together, the 17 agencies in Montgomery County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 14,182 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 mcohiosheriff.org/support_services/public_records.php (page title: Records Requests).

A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the Prosecuting Attorney, 937-225-5623, handles discovery for pending cases.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I get a police report in Montgomery County?

From the agency whose officer took it: the Montgomery 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 Montgomery 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 Montgomery 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 Montgomery 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.