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 2, 2026.
Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, in Cumberland County, has about 5,600 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Shippensburg 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 Shippensburg
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 Shippensburg that is the agency that reports to the FBI for the city (filed by the FBI as Shippensburg Police Department); outside it, the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office.
The FBI's list also places the Cumberland County State Police in Cumberland 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 three campus police departments, five state agencies and three other agencies in Cumberland County, each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Shippensburg Police
For Shippensburg, SearchSystems opened and checked the Shippensburg police department's page at borough.shippensburg.pa.us/Departments/Police (page title: Shippensburg Borough, Shippensburg, PA > Departments > Police), phone 717-532-2147, 111 N. Fayette Street, Shippensburg, PA 17257, Monday - Friday 8:00am - 4:00pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 26, 2026.
The agency that reports for Shippensburg had 2 violent and 38 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 86 arrests for 2025.
Reports from the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office
The Cumberland County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 0 violent and 0 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 26 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at inmates.cumberlandcounty.revize.com/bookings (page title: Inmate Locator | Cumberland_County_ME_Inmates_App), a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 403), so open it in a browser.
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 cumberlandcountypa.gov/3156/Open-Records-Office (page title: Open Records Office | Cumberland County, PA).
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Shippensburg?
From the agency that took it. The Shippensburg police department's page is at borough.shippensburg.pa.us/Departments/Police, phone 717-532-2147; the sheriff's reports come from the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office.
How long does an agency in Shippensburg 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 Shippensburg?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Cumberland County State Police in Cumberland County.
How do I get a report from the Cumberland 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 Shippensburg 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.