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.
Stark County, Ohio, has about 374,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Stark County depends on where the incident happened: the Stark 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: Stark County public records, Stark County arrest records, Stark County warrants, Stark County criminal records, Stark County court records, Ohio arrest records and Ohio inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Stark 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 Stark County that is the Stark 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 agency list also places two other agencies and two campus police departments in Stark County, each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Stark County Sheriff's Office
The Stark County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 229 violent and 1,084 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 389 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit.
Reports from the City Agencies in Stark County
The 15 cities the FBI lists in Stark 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:
- Canton: 751 violent and 2,338 property crimes reported for 2025; 2,164 arrests reported for 2025. The Canton police records page is at cantonohio.gov/339/Police-Records, phone 330-489-3172 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Massillon: 104 violent and 571 property crimes reported for 2025; 503 arrests reported for 2025. The Massillon police records page is at massillonohio.gov/police-department/records-office, phone 330-830-1739 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Alliance: 72 violent and 450 property crimes reported for 2025; 702 arrests reported for 2025. The Alliance police records page is at alliancepolice.com/record-request, phone 330.821.9140 (verified September 25, 2026).
- North Canton: 9 violent and 176 property crimes reported for 2025; 189 arrests reported for 2025.
- Louisville: 100 arrests reported for 2025.
- Canal Fulton: 16 violent and 26 property crimes reported for 2025; 62 arrests reported for 2025.
- Minerva: 1,152 arrests reported for 2025.
- Hartville: 0 violent and 31 property crimes reported for 2025; 17 arrests reported for 2025.
- Brewster: 9 violent and 16 property crimes reported for 2025; 44 arrests reported for 2025.
- Navarre: 5 violent and 13 property crimes reported for 2025; 13 arrests reported for 2025.
- East Canton: 18 arrests reported for 2024.
- Magnolia.
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: Beach City, Waynesburg and Hills and Dales.
How Many Reports: Stark County in 2025
The 12 agencies in Stark County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,320 violent and 5,606 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the 13 agencies in Stark County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 6,278 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Stark County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Stark 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 Stark 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 Stark 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 Stark 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.