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.
Clinton County, Pennsylvania, has about 38,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Clinton County depends on where the incident happened: the Sheriff | Clinton County, PA 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: Clinton County public records, Clinton County arrest records, Clinton County warrants, Clinton County inmate search, Clinton County property records, Pennsylvania arrest records and Pennsylvania inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Clinton 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 Clinton County that is the Sheriff | Clinton County, PA 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 Clinton County State Police in Clinton 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 Clinton County, each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Sheriff | Clinton County, PA
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 570-893-4070. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at clintoncountypa.gov/government/sheriff (page title: Sheriff | Clinton County, PA), phone 570-893-4070, 230 East Water Street Lock Haven, PA 17745, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 9, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Clinton County
The three cities the FBI lists in Clinton County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Lock Haven: 18 violent and 114 property crimes reported for 2025; 257 arrests reported for 2025. The Lock Haven police records page is at lockhavenpa.gov/departments/police/organization-records, phone (570) 893-5911 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Mill Hall: 0 violent and 0 property crimes reported for 2025; 0 arrests reported for 2025.
- Renovo: 5 violent and 33 property crimes reported for 2025; 54 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: Clinton County in 2025
The four agencies in Clinton County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 24 violent and 150 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the four agencies in Clinton County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 325 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.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, 570-893-4141, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Clinton County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Sheriff | Clinton County, PA 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 Clinton 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 Clinton County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Clinton County State Police in Clinton County.
How do I get a report from the Sheriff | Clinton County, PA?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 570-893-4070. Under the Right-to-Know Law the answer is due within 5 business days, with a 30-day extension.
Is this the official Clinton 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.