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.
Muskingum County, Ohio, has about 87,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Muskingum County depends on where the incident happened: the Muskingum 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 Muskingum 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 Muskingum County that is the Muskingum 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 Muskingum University (campus police), with a records office of its own.
The Roseville Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Muskingum County, so its arrests are not broken out for Muskingum County here.
Reports from the Muskingum County Sheriff's Office
The Muskingum County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 169 violent and 537 property crimes reported for 2024 and reported 409 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at ohiomuskingumsheriff.org (page title: Muskingum County Sheriff's Office | Muskingum County Ohio), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 28, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Muskingum County
The five cities the FBI lists in Muskingum County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Zanesville: 93 violent and 730 property crimes reported for 2024; 647 arrests reported for 2025.
- New Concord.
- South Zanesville: 0 violent and 19 property crimes reported for 2024; 12 arrests reported for 2025.
- Dresden.
- Frazeysburg: 18 arrests reported for 2023.
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: Muskingum County in 2024
The three agencies in Muskingum County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 262 violent and 1,286 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the three agencies in Muskingum County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 1,342 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Muskingum County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Muskingum 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 Muskingum 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 Muskingum 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 Muskingum 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.