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 2, 2026.
Juniata County, Pennsylvania, has about 23,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Juniata County depends on where the incident happened: the Juniata 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: Juniata County public records, Juniata County arrest records, Juniata County warrants, Juniata County criminal records, Juniata County court records, Pennsylvania arrest records and Pennsylvania inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Juniata 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 Juniata County that is the Juniata 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 Juniata County State Police in Juniata 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 2 in Juniata County and the Bureau of Forestry in Juniata County (state agency), each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Juniata County Sheriff's Office
The Juniata County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 0 violent and 0 property crimes reported for 2024 and reported 2 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit.
Reports from the City Agencies in Juniata County
The one city the FBI lists in Juniata County with a reporting agency of its own:
- Mifflin: 0 violent and 0 property crimes reported for 2024; 1 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: Juniata County in 2024
The two agencies in Juniata County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 0 violent and 0 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Juniata County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 3 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 juniatacountypa.gov/263/Right-to-Know (page title: Right to Know | Juniata County, PA).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, 717-436-7725, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Juniata County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Juniata 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 Juniata 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 Juniata County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Juniata County State Police in Juniata County.
How do I get a report from the Juniata County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit. Under the Right-to-Know Law the answer is due within 5 business days, with a 30-day extension.
Is this the official Juniata 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.