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 1, 2026.
Forest Hills, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County, has about 6,200 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Forest Hills 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: Forest Hills public records, Allegheny County police reports, Forest Hills arrest records, Forest Hills warrants, Forest Hills inmate search, Forest Hills criminal records, Pennsylvania arrest records and Pennsylvania inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Forest Hills
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 Forest Hills that is the agency that reports to the FBI for the city (filed by the FBI as Forest Hills Police Department); outside it, the Allegheny County Sheriff's Office.
The FBI's list also places the Allegheny County State Police in Allegheny 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 eight other agencies, ten campus police departments and three state agencies in Allegheny County, each with a records office of its own.
The Northern Regional Police Department, the McDonald Borough Police Department and the Trafford Police Department are each listed by the FBI across several counties including Allegheny County, so their arrests are not broken out for Allegheny County here.
Reports from the Forest Hills Police
For Forest Hills, SearchSystems opened and checked the Forest Hills police department's page at foresthillspa.gov/government/public_safety/police/index.php (page title: Welcome to The Borough of Forest Hills), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 26, 2026.
The agency that reports for Forest Hills had 6 violent and 56 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 113 arrests for 2025.
Reports from the Allegheny County Sheriff's Office
The Allegheny County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 10 violent and 2 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 316 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 412-350-4714. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at sheriffalleghenycounty.com (page title: Home, Allegheny County Sheriff's Office), phone 412-350-4714, Monday through Friday, 8:00AM to 3:00PM, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 28, 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.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at alleghenycounty.us/Government/Records/Open-Records (page title: Open Records | Allegheny County, PA).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, 412-350-4401, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Forest Hills?
From the agency that took it. The Forest Hills police department's page is at foresthillspa.gov; the sheriff's reports come from the Allegheny County Sheriff's Office.
How long does an agency in Forest Hills 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 Forest Hills?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Allegheny County State Police in Allegheny County.
How do I get a report from the Allegheny County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 412-350-4714. Under the Right-to-Know Law the answer is due within 5 business days, with a 30-day extension.
Is this the official Forest Hills 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.