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 September 30, 2026.
Elk County, Pennsylvania, has about 30,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Elk County depends on where the incident happened: the Elk 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: Elk County public records, Elk County arrest records, Elk County warrants, Elk County inmate search, Elk County criminal records, Pennsylvania arrest records and Pennsylvania inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Elk 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 Elk County that is the Elk 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 Elk County State Police in Elk County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
The FBI's list also carries the Office of Attorney General Region 3 in Elk County, the Bureau of Forestry in Elk County and the State Park Rangers at Bendigo (state agency), each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Elk County Sheriff's Office
The Elk County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it reported 0 arrests for 2024.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (814) 776-5353. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at countyofelkpa.gov/elk-county-offices/elk-county-sheriffs-office/abo... (page title: About the Sheriff | Elk County), phone (814) 776-5353, 250 Main Street - P.O. Box 336 Ridgway, PA 15853, Monday - Friday 8:30 am - 4:00 pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Elk County
The three cities the FBI lists in Elk County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- St. Marys: 29 violent and 100 property crimes reported for 2025; 250 arrests reported for 2025. The St. Marys police records page is at stmaryspa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/4.11-Right-to-Know-Request... (verified September 25, 2026).
- Ridgway: 3 violent and 45 property crimes reported for 2025; 100 arrests reported for 2025.
- Johnsonburg: 1 violent and 20 property crimes reported for 2025; 137 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: Elk County in 2025
The three agencies in Elk County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 33 violent and 165 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the three agencies in Elk County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 487 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 countyofelkpa.gov/office-of-open-records (page title: Office of Open Records | Elk County).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, (814) 776-5325, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Elk County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Elk 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 Elk 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 Elk County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Elk County State Police in Elk County.
How do I get a report from the Elk County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (814) 776-5353. Under the Right-to-Know Law the answer is due within 5 business days, with a 30-day extension.
Is this the official Elk 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.