Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest 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.
Perry County, Ohio, has about 36,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Perry County depends on where the incident happened: the Perry 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, what the law requires and common questions.
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Which Agency Holds a Report from Perry 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 Perry County that is the Perry 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 Perry County Sheriff's Office
The Perry County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it reported 60 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at isoms.perrycountysheriff.net/portal/Jail (page title: Inmates | ISOMS Portal), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Perry County
The nine cities the FBI lists in Perry County with a reporting agency of their own:
- New Lexington: 145 arrests reported for 2022.
- Crooksville.
- Roseville.
- Somerset: 0 arrests reported for 2019.
- Thornville.
- Junction City.
- New Straitsville: 16 arrests reported for 2020.
- Shawnee.
- Corning: 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.
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.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the Prosecuting Attorney, (740) 342-4582, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Perry County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Perry 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 Perry 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 Perry 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 Perry 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.