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 September 25, 2026.
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, in Northampton County, has about 79,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Bethlehem 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.
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Which Agency Holds a Report from Bethlehem
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.
Inside Bethlehem that is the agency that reports to the FBI for the city (filed by the FBI as Bethlehem Township Police Department); outside it, the Northampton County Sheriff's Office.
The FBI's list also places the Northampton County State Police in Northampton 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 one other agency, three campus police departments and three state agencies in Northampton County, each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Bethlehem Police
For Bethlehem, SearchSystems opened and checked the Bethlehem police records page at bethlehem-pa.gov/police/forms-reports (page title: Police Department | City of Bethlehem | City of Bethlehem), phone 610-865-7000, 10 E. Church St Bethlehem, PA 18018, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 25, 2026.
The agency that reports for Bethlehem had 11 violent and 239 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 502 arrests for 2025.
Reports from the Northampton County Sheriff's Office
The Northampton County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it reported 9 arrests for 2024.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (610) 829-6501. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at norcopa.gov/sheriffs-department (page title: Northampton County, PA), phone (610) 829-6501, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
What the Right-to-Know Law Requires
Under the Right-to-Know Law the agency must answer a request within 5 business days, with a 30-day extension, and it may charge copying at 25 cents a page. The request goes to the agency that holds the report, in writing, and does not have to say why the report is wanted.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, (610) 829-6630, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Bethlehem?
From the agency that took it. The Bethlehem police records page is at bethlehem-pa.gov/police/forms-reports, phone 610-865-7000; the sheriff's reports come from the Northampton County Sheriff's Office.
How long does an agency in Bethlehem 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 Bethlehem?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Northampton County State Police in Northampton County.
How do I get a report from the Northampton County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (610) 829-6501. Under the Right-to-Know Law the answer is due within 5 business days, with a 30-day extension.
Is this the official Bethlehem 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.