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.
Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, has about 293,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Dauphin County 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 cities' reports, how many reports, what the law requires and common questions.
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Which Agency Holds a Report from Dauphin 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.
The FBI's list also places the Elizabethville State Police in Dauphin 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 five state agencies, three other agencies and one campus police department in Dauphin County, each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the City Agencies in Dauphin County
The nine cities the FBI lists in Dauphin County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Harrisburg: 322 violent and 927 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,948 arrests reported for 2025.
- Middletown: 46 violent and 35 property crimes reported for 2025; 288 arrests reported for 2025.
- Steelton: 51 violent and 82 property crimes reported for 2025; 249 arrests reported for 2025.
- Hummelstown: 13 violent and 27 property crimes reported for 2025; 67 arrests reported for 2025.
- Penbrook: 10 violent and 28 property crimes reported for 2025; 121 arrests reported for 2025.
- Highspire: 6 violent and 14 property crimes reported for 2025; 95 arrests reported for 2025.
- Millersburg: 2 violent and 4 property crimes reported for 2025; 18 arrests reported for 2025.
- Royalton: 0 violent and 0 property crimes reported for 2025; 4 arrests reported for 2025.
- Halifax: 0 violent and 1 property crimes reported for 2025; 3 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: Dauphin County in 2025
The 15 agencies in Dauphin County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 661 violent and 2,828 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the 15 agencies in Dauphin County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 6,965 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 dauphincounty.gov/about-the-county/open-records (page title: Open Records).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, (717) 780-6767, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Dauphin County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the sheriff's office or the city's police. 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 Dauphin 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 Dauphin County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Elizabethville State Police in Dauphin County.
Is this the official Dauphin 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.