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 1, 2026.
Preble County, Ohio, has about 41,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Preble County depends on where the incident happened: the Preble 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: Preble County public records, Preble County arrest records, Preble County warrants, Preble County inmate search, Preble County criminal records, Ohio arrest records and Ohio inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Preble 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 Preble County that is the Preble 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 Preble County Sheriff's Office
The Preble County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 13 violent and 117 property crimes reported for 2023 and reported 211 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at preblecountysheriff.org (page title: Sheriff's Office | Preble County, OH), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 28, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Preble County
The six cities the FBI lists in Preble County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Eaton: 9 violent and 100 property crimes reported for 2023; 151 arrests reported for 2025. The Eaton police records page is at cityofeaton.org/300/Police-Records-Request-Form, phone 937-456-5531 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Camden.
- Lewisburg: 78 arrests reported for 2020.
- New Paris.
- West Alexandria.
- Gratis.
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: Preble County in 2023
The two agencies in Preble County with all twelve months of 2023 on file reported 22 violent and 217 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Preble County with all twelve months of 2023 on file reported 477 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 preblecountysheriff.org/187/Records-Requests (page title: Records Requests | Preble County, OH).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the Prosecuting Attorney, (614) 752-6417, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Preble County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Preble 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 Preble 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 Preble 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 Preble 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.