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 9, 2026.
Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, has about 84,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Lawrence County depends on where the incident happened: the Lawrence 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: Lawrence County public records, Lawrence County arrest records, Lawrence County warrants, Lawrence County inmate search, Lawrence County criminal records, Pennsylvania arrest records and Pennsylvania inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Lawrence 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 Lawrence County that is the Lawrence 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 Lawrence County State Police in Lawrence 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 Bureau of Forestry in Lawrence County and the Office of Attorney General Region 3 in Lawrence County (state agency) and County Detective in Lawrence County (other agency), each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Lawrence County Sheriff's Office
The Lawrence County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 0 violent and 0 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 0 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (724) 652-5121. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at lawrencecountypa.gov/departments/sheriff (page title: Lawrence County | Sheriff), phone (724) 652-5121, 430 Court Street New Castle, PA 16101, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 9, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Lawrence County
The six cities the FBI lists in Lawrence County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- New Castle: 103 violent and 356 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,018 arrests reported for 2025. The New Castle police records page is at newcastlepa.org/departments/police-records, phone (724)510-0126 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Ellwood City: 5 violent and 35 property crimes reported for 2025; 112 arrests reported for 2024. The Ellwood City police department's page is at ellwoodcityborough.com/services/ellwood-city-police-department, phone (724) 824-7629 (verified September 26, 2026).
- New Wilmington: 0 violent and 10 property crimes reported for 2025; 21 arrests reported for 2025.
- New Beaver: 0 violent and 0 property crimes reported for 2025; 0 arrests reported for 2025.
- Bessemer: 0 violent and 3 property crimes reported for 2025; 12 arrests reported for 2025.
- Wampum: 1 arrests reported for 2023.
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: Lawrence County in 2025
The 13 agencies in Lawrence County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 121 violent and 566 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the 12 agencies in Lawrence County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,187 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
What the Right-to-Know Law Requires
Under the Right-to-Know Law the agency must answer a request within 5 business days, with a 30-day extension, and it may charge copying at 25 cents a page. The request goes to the agency that holds the report, in writing, and does not have to say why the report is wanted.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at lawrencecountypa.gov/departments/commissioners/right-to-know (page title: Lawrence County | Right to Know).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, (855) 918-6476, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Lawrence County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Lawrence 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 Lawrence 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 Lawrence County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Lawrence County State Police in Lawrence County.
How do I get a report from the Lawrence County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (724) 652-5121. Under the Right-to-Know Law the answer is due within 5 business days, with a 30-day extension.
Is this the official Lawrence 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.