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 4, 2026.
Bradford County, Pennsylvania, has about 60,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Bradford County depends on where the incident happened: the Bradford County Sheriff's Office for the unincorporated county, the agency that reports for the city inside a city. 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 sheriff's reports, the cities' reports, how many reports, what the law requires and common questions.
Related guides: Bradford County public records, Bradford County arrest records, Bradford County warrants, Bradford County inmate search, Bradford County criminal records, Pennsylvania arrest records and Pennsylvania inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Bradford County
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.
In Bradford County that is the Bradford County Sheriff's Office for the unincorporated county and for any city that contracts with it for police service, and the agency that reports for a city where the city has one of its own.
The FBI's list also places the Bradford County State Police in Bradford 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 state agencies and three other agencies in Bradford County, each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Bradford County Sheriff's Office
The Bradford County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 0 violent and 0 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 7 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 570-265-1701. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at bradfordcountypa.gov/325/Sheriff (page title: Sheriff | Bradford County, PA), phone 570-265-1701, 215 Main Street Towanda, PA 18848, Monday Through Friday 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 4, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Bradford County
The six cities the FBI lists in Bradford County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Sayre: 11 violent and 15 property crimes reported for 2025; 93 arrests reported for 2024.
- Athens: 6 violent and 26 property crimes reported for 2025; 70 arrests reported for 2025.
- Athens (township): 7 violent and 73 property crimes reported for 2025; 202 arrests reported for 2025.
- Towanda: 5 violent and 22 property crimes reported for 2025; 37 arrests reported for 2025.
- Canton: 13 arrests reported for 2024.
- Troy: 1 arrests reported for 2024.
A city on that list is reported separately whether the officers are the city's own or the sheriff's under contract; the FBI's list does not say which.
How Many Reports: Bradford County in 2025
The five agencies in Bradford County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 29 violent and 136 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the six agencies in Bradford County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 222 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
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 bradfordcountypa.gov/DocumentCenter/View/610/Open-Records-Officer-PDF (page title: Open Records Officer).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, 570-265-1712, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Bradford County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Bradford County Sheriff's Office for its own arrests, or the agency that reports for the city where it happened. Under the Right-to-Know Law the answer is due within 5 business days, with a 30-day extension.
How long does an agency in Bradford County 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 Bradford County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Bradford County State Police in Bradford County.
How do I get a report from the Bradford County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 570-265-1701. Under the Right-to-Know Law the answer is due within 5 business days, with a 30-day extension.
Is this the official Bradford County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.