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.
Erie County, Pennsylvania, has about 268,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Erie County depends on where the incident happened: the Erie 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: Erie County public records, Erie County arrest records, Erie County warrants, Erie County inmate search, Erie County property records, Pennsylvania arrest records and Pennsylvania inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Erie 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 Erie County that is the Erie 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 Erie County State Police in Erie 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 other agencies, three state agencies and five campus police departments in Erie County, each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Erie County Sheriff's Office
The Erie County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it reported 134 arrests for 2019.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 814-451-7436. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at eriecountypa.gov/search/sheriff (page title: sheriff | Erie County, PA), phone 814-451-7436, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Erie County
The eight cities the FBI lists in Erie County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Erie: 291 violent and 1,901 property crimes reported for 2025; 3,399 arrests reported for 2025.
- Corry: 9 violent and 76 property crimes reported for 2025; 319 arrests reported for 2024.
- Edinboro: 4 violent and 53 property crimes reported for 2025; 385 arrests reported for 2024.
- North East: 8 violent and 9 property crimes reported for 2025; 118 arrests reported for 2024.
- Wesleyville: 3 violent and 92 property crimes reported for 2025; 63 arrests reported for 2025.
- Girard: 4 violent and 9 property crimes reported for 2025; 83 arrests reported for 2025.
- Lake City: 0 violent and 0 property crimes reported for 2025; 29 arrests reported for 2025.
- Union City: 57 arrests reported for 2024.
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: Erie County in 2025
The nine agencies in Erie County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 403 violent and 2,509 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the eight agencies in Erie County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 4,515 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 eriecountypa.nextrequest.com (page title: Open Public RecordsNextRequest | Modern FOIA & Public Records Request Software).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, 814-451-6349, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Erie County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Erie 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 Erie 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 Erie County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Erie County State Police in Erie County.
How do I get a report from the Erie County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 814-451-7436. Under the Right-to-Know Law the answer is due within 5 business days, with a 30-day extension.
Is this the official Erie 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.