Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest 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 30, 2026.
Crawford County, Pennsylvania, has about 82,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Crawford County Court of Common Pleas and the Magisterial District Courts, and the file of each case, kept by the Prothonotary for civil cases and divorces and the Clerk of Courts for criminal cases, is the public record of it. This guide says which court hears what, where to look a case up and who keeps the files.
This guide covers the courts, the records page, criminal cases, kinds of files, directory links, cities and common questions.
Related guides: Crawford County public records, Crawford County arrest records, Crawford County warrants, Crawford County criminal records, Crawford County police reports, Pennsylvania arrest records and Pennsylvania inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Crawford County
In Crawford County, the Crawford County Court of Common Pleas hears felonies, civil cases, divorces, estates and juvenile matters.
Below it, the Magisterial District Courts take traffic tickets, summary offenses, small claims and preliminary hearings; Philadelphia has the Municipal Court instead.
Divorces go to the Court of Common Pleas, and the file stays with the Prothonotary.
The Prothonotary for civil cases and divorces and the Clerk of Courts for criminal cases keep the files, and a copy of anything in a file comes from that office, under the court's own rules rather than the Right-to-Know Law.
Looking Up a Case from Crawford County
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at www2.crawfordcountypa.net/CivilCourt.Portal/CaseSearch (page title: Case Search | County Suite Portal), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Statewide, UJS Web Portal is the Pennsylvania courts' free statewide docket search.
The Pennsylvania court page SearchSystems verified is at ujsportal.pacourts.us/casesearch.
What Reaches the Court from Crawford County
Together, the five agencies in Crawford County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,354 arrests to the FBI that year; the District Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Crawford County Court of Common Pleas or the Magisterial District Courts.
The Kinds of Court Files
Criminal cases, divorces, traffic tickets and evictions all end up as files of these courts, and the file is what the public sees of each.
The other Crawford County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Crawford County criminal records, Crawford County divorce records, Crawford County traffic tickets and Crawford County property records.
More Official Court Pages for Crawford County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Crawford County and Pennsylvania. These court pages from its Crawford County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF CRAWFORD COUNTY DOCKET (ujsportal.pacourts.us)
Cities in Crawford County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the Crawford County Court of Common Pleas or the Magisterial District Courts.
SearchSystems has a guide to the offices of these cities in Crawford County, with the 2024 Census Bureau population; a city with its own court records guide opens there:
- Meadville (12,347)
- Titusville (5,155)
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Crawford County?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at www2.crawfordcountypa.net. Statewide, UJS Web Portal is the Pennsylvania courts' free statewide docket search.
Which court hears felonies in Crawford County?
The Crawford County Court of Common Pleas, which hears felonies, civil cases, divorces, estates and juvenile matters. The Magisterial District Courts take traffic tickets, summary offenses, small claims and preliminary hearings; Philadelphia has the Municipal Court instead.
Who keeps the court records in Crawford County?
The Prothonotary for civil cases and divorces and the Clerk of Courts for criminal cases. Copies come from that office under the court's own rules.
Is there a statewide court case search in Pennsylvania?
Yes: UJS Web Portal, the Pennsylvania courts' free statewide docket search.
Is this the official Crawford 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.