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 4, 2026.
Washington County, Ohio, has about 58,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Washington County depends on where the incident happened: the Washington 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: Washington County public records, Washington County arrest records, Washington County warrants, Washington County inmate search, Washington County criminal records, Ohio arrest records and Ohio inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Washington 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 Washington County that is the Washington 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 Marietta College (campus police), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Washington County Sheriff's Office
The Washington County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 29 violent and 146 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 380 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 866-345-1884. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at washingtoncountysheriff.org/corrections (page title: Corrections | Ensure Community Safety | Washington County Sheriff's Office-Ohio), phone 866-345-1884, 205 Putnam Street, Marietta, OH 45750, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 4, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Washington County
The five cities the FBI lists in Washington County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Marietta: 16 violent and 96 property crimes reported for 2025; 188 arrests reported for 2025. The Marietta police records page is at mariettaoh.net/services/police/divsions/police_records.php, phone (740) 376-2007 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Belpre: 6 violent and 40 property crimes reported for 2025; 46 arrests reported for 2024.
- Beverly: 9 arrests reported for 2022.
- Matamoras (New Matamoras).
- Lowell.
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: Washington County in 2025
The three agencies in Washington County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 51 violent and 282 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the four agencies in Washington County with all twelve months of 2022 on file reported 669 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 washingtongov.org/605/Public-Records-Request (page title: Public Records Request | Washington County, OH).
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Washington County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Washington 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 Washington 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 Washington County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 866-345-1884. Under the Ohio Public Records Act the answer is due promptly, within a reasonable period of time.
Is this the official Washington 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.