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 9, 2026.
New Castle, Pennsylvania, in Lawrence County, has about 21,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from New Castle 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 New Castle
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 New Castle that is the agency that reports to the FBI for the city (filed by the FBI as New Castle Police Department); outside it, the Lawrence County Sheriff's Office.
The FBI's list also places the Lawrence County State Police in Lawrence County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
The FBI's list also carries the Bureau of Forestry in Lawrence County and the Office of Attorney General Region 3 in Lawrence County (state agency) and County Detective in Lawrence County (other agency), each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the New Castle Police
For New Castle, SearchSystems opened and checked the New Castle police records page at newcastlepa.org/departments/police-records (page title: Police Records Department | City of New Castle), phone (724)510-0126, 230 N. Jefferson St. New Castle, PA 16101, Monday - Friday 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 25, 2026.
The agency that reports for New Castle had 103 violent and 356 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 1,018 arrests for 2025.
Reports from the Lawrence County Sheriff's Office
The Lawrence 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, reached through the office at (724) 652-5121. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at lawrencecountypa.gov/departments/sheriff (page title: Lawrence County | Sheriff), phone (724) 652-5121, 430 Court Street New Castle, PA 16101, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 9, 2026.
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.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at lawrencecountypa.gov/departments/commissioners/right-to-know (page title: Lawrence County | Right to Know).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, (855) 918-6476, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in New Castle?
From the agency that took it. The New Castle police records page is at newcastlepa.org/departments/police-records, phone (724)510-0126; the sheriff's reports come from the Lawrence County Sheriff's Office.
How long does an agency in New Castle 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 New Castle?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Lawrence County State Police in Lawrence County.
How do I get a report from the Lawrence County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (724) 652-5121. Under the Right-to-Know Law the answer is due within 5 business days, with a 30-day extension.
Is this the official New Castle 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.