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 on September 23, 2026.
Clarion County, Pennsylvania, has about 37,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Clarion County depends on where the incident happened: the Clarion 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.
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Which Agency Holds a Report from Clarion County
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.
In Clarion County that is the Clarion 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 Clarion County State Police in Clarion 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 four state agencies, one campus police department and one other agency in Clarion County, each with a records office of its own.
The Emlenton Borough Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Clarion County, so its arrests are not broken out for Clarion County here.
Reports from the Clarion County Sheriff's Office
The Clarion 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 (814) 226-9615. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at co.clarion.pa.us/government/departments/corrections/index.php (page title: Clarion County, PA), phone (814) 226-9615, 309 Amsler Drive, Ste. 2 Shippenville, PA 16254, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Clarion County
The two cities the FBI lists in Clarion County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Clarion: 205 arrests reported for 2024.
- Knox: 1 violent and 5 property crimes reported for 2025; 7 arrests reported for 2025.
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: Clarion County in 2025
The three agencies in Clarion County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 5 violent and 14 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the three agencies in Clarion County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 95 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
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 co.clarion.pa.us/government/departments/open_records/index.php (page title: Clarion County, PA).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, (814) 226-4423, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Clarion County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Clarion 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 Clarion 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 Clarion County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Clarion County State Police in Clarion County.
How do I get a report from the Clarion County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (814) 226-9615. Under the Right-to-Know Law the answer is due within 5 business days, with a 30-day extension.
Is this the official Clarion 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.