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 4, 2026.
Franklin County, Pennsylvania, has about 159,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Franklin County depends on where the incident happened: the Franklin 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: Franklin County public records, Franklin County arrest records, Franklin County warrants, Franklin County inmate search, Franklin County criminal records, Pennsylvania arrest records and Pennsylvania inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Franklin 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 Franklin County that is the Franklin 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 Franklin County State Police in Franklin 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 state agencies, one campus police department and three other agencies in Franklin County, each with a records office of its own.
The Shippensburg Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Franklin County, so its arrests are not broken out for Franklin County here.
Reports from the Franklin County Sheriff's Office
The Franklin County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 0 violent and 0 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 7 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 717-264-9513. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at franklincountypa.gov/departments/jail (page title: Jail -Franklin County), phone 717-264-9513, 1804 Opportunity Avenue Chambersburg, PA 17201, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 4, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Franklin County
The four cities the FBI lists in Franklin County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Chambersburg: 80 violent and 339 property crimes reported for 2025; 617 arrests reported for 2025. The Chambersburg police records page is at chambersburgpa.gov/pdf/BOC%20Act%2022%20Policy%20(4890-6861-2383.1)... (verified September 25, 2026).
- Waynesboro: 15 violent and 103 property crimes reported for 2025; 225 arrests reported for 2025.
- Greencastle: 2 violent and 20 property crimes reported for 2025; 24 arrests reported for 2025.
- Mercersburg: 0 violent and 8 property crimes reported for 2025; 13 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: Franklin County in 2025
The six agencies in Franklin County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 112 violent and 643 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the six agencies in Franklin County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,244 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 franklincountypa.gov/government/open-records-information (page title: Open Records Information -Franklin County).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, 717-261-3827, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Franklin County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Franklin 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 Franklin 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 Franklin County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Franklin County State Police in Franklin County.
How do I get a report from the Franklin County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 717-264-9513. Under the Right-to-Know Law the answer is due within 5 business days, with a 30-day extension.
Is this the official Franklin 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.