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 25, 2026.
Allentown, Pennsylvania, in Lehigh County, has about 127,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Allentown depends on where the incident happened. This guide names each agency, where its records page is and what the Right-to-Know Law requires of it.
This guide covers which agency, the city's records page, the sheriff's reports, what the law requires and common questions.
Related guides: Allentown public records, Lehigh County police reports, Allentown arrest records, Pennsylvania arrest records and Pennsylvania inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Allentown
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.
Inside Allentown that is the agency that reports to the FBI for the city (filed by the FBI as Allentown Police Department); outside it, the Lehigh County Sheriff's Office.
The FBI's list also places the Lehigh County State Police in Lehigh County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
The FBI's agency list also places two other agencies, three campus police departments and two state agencies in Lehigh County, each with a records office of its own.
The Bethlehem Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Lehigh County, so its arrests are not broken out for Lehigh County here.
Reports from the Allentown Police
For Allentown, SearchSystems opened and checked the Allentown police records page at allentownpa.gov/en-us/Government/Departments/Police/Administration/... (page title: Police Records), phone 610-437-7753, 425 Hamilton Street Allentown, PA 18101, Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 25, 2026.
The agency that reports for Allentown had 337 violent and 1,826 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 3,122 arrests for 2025.
Reports from the Lehigh County Sheriff's Office
The Lehigh County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 0 violent and 0 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 0 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit.
What the Right-to-Know Law Requires
The Right-to-Know Law sets the rules: an answer within 5 business days, with a 30-day extension, at a charge of copying at 25 cents a page, from the agency that holds the report.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Allentown?
From the agency that took it. The Allentown police records page is at allentownpa.gov, phone 610-437-7753; the sheriff's reports come from the Lehigh County Sheriff's Office.
How long does an agency in Allentown have to answer?
Under the Right-to-Know Law, within 5 business days, with a 30-day extension. It may charge copying at 25 cents a page.
Who has a crash report from a state highway in Allentown?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Lehigh County State Police in Lehigh County.
How do I get a report from the Lehigh County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit. Under the Right-to-Know Law the answer is due within 5 business days, with a 30-day extension.
Is this the official Allentown website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.