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.
Van Wert County, Ohio, has about 29,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Van Wert County depends on where the incident happened: the Van Wert 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 Van Wert 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 Van Wert County that is the Van Wert 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 Delphos Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Van Wert County, so its arrests are not broken out for Van Wert County here.
Reports from the Van Wert County Sheriff's Office
The Van Wert County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 27 violent and 78 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 102 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (419) 238-2464. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at vanwertcountyohio.gov/government/sheriff/divisions/correction_divis... (page title: Corrections Division), phone (419) 238-2464, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Van Wert County
The two cities the FBI lists in Van Wert County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Van Wert: 21 violent and 174 property crimes reported for 2025; 372 arrests reported for 2024.
- Convoy.
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: Van Wert County in 2025
The two agencies in Van Wert County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 48 violent and 252 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Van Wert County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 482 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, (419) 238-0466, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Van Wert County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Van Wert 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 Van Wert 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 Van Wert County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (419) 238-2464. Under the Ohio Public Records Act the answer is due promptly, within a reasonable period of time.
Is this the official Van Wert 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.