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 on September 23, 2026.
Scioto County, Ohio, has about 72,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Scioto County depends on where the incident happened: the Scioto 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 Scioto 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 Scioto County that is the Scioto 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 Southern Ohio Organized and Major Crimes Task Force (other agency) and Shawnee State University (campus police), each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Scioto County Sheriff's Office
The Scioto County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 54 violent and 359 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 193 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at sciotocountysheriff.org (page title: Sheriff | Scioto County Sheriff | Portsmouth), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Scioto County
The two cities the FBI lists in Scioto County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Portsmouth: 113 violent and 540 property crimes reported for 2025; 615 arrests reported for 2025. The Portsmouth police department's page is at portsmouthohpd.gov, phone (740) 354-5538 (verified September 25, 2026).
- New Boston: 16 violent and 236 property crimes reported for 2025; 211 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: Scioto County in 2025
The three agencies in Scioto County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 183 violent and 1,135 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the three agencies in Scioto County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,019 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.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the Prosecuting Attorney handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Scioto County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Scioto 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 Scioto 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 Scioto 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 Scioto 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.