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.
State College, Pennsylvania, in Centre County, has about 41,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from State College 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 State College
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 State College that is the agency that reports to the FBI for the city (filed by the FBI as State College Police Department); outside it, the Centre County Sheriff's Office.
The FBI's list also places the Centre County State Police in Centre 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 campus police department and four state agencies in Centre County, each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the State College Police
For State College, SearchSystems opened and checked the State College police records page at statecollegepa.us/police-recordsreport-requests (page title: Police Records/Report Requests | State College, PA), phone (814) 234-7150, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 25, 2026.
The agency that reports for State College reported 1,114 arrests for 2024.
Reports from the Centre County Sheriff's Office
The Centre County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 0 violent and 0 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 5 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at centrecountypa.gov/232/Inmate-Listing (page title: Inmate Listing | Centre County, PA), 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.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at centrecountypa.gov/166/Open-Records-Request (page title: Open Records Request | Centre County, PA).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, (814) 355-6735, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in State College?
From the agency that took it. The State College police records page is at statecollegepa.us, phone (814) 234-7150; the sheriff's reports come from the Centre County Sheriff's Office.
How long does an agency in State College 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 State College?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Centre County State Police in Centre County.
How do I get a report from the Centre 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 State College 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.