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 on September 23, 2026.
Northampton County, Pennsylvania, has about 323,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Northampton County depends on where the incident happened: the Northampton 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.
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Which Agency Holds a Report from Northampton 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 Northampton County that is the Northampton 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 Northampton County State Police in Northampton 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 one other agency, three campus police departments and three state agencies in Northampton County, each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Northampton County Sheriff's Office
The Northampton County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it reported 9 arrests for 2024.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (610) 829-6501. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at norcopa.gov/sheriffs-department (page title: Northampton County, PA), phone (610) 829-6501, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Northampton County
The 16 cities the FBI lists in Northampton County with a reporting agency of their own, the largest twelve first, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Bethlehem (township): 11 violent and 239 property crimes reported for 2025; 502 arrests reported for 2025. The Bethlehem police records page is at bethlehem-pa.gov/police/forms-reports, phone 610-865-7000 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Bethlehem: 158 violent and 998 property crimes reported for 2025; 2,157 arrests reported for 2025. The Bethlehem police records page is at bethlehem-pa.gov/police/forms-reports, phone 610-865-7000 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Easton: 52 violent and 209 property crimes reported for 2025; 473 arrests reported for 2025. The Easton police records page is at easton-pa.com/formcenter/Police-Department-10/Contact-Police-Depart..., phone 610-250-2282 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Northampton: 193 arrests reported for 2024.
- Wilson: 16 violent and 95 property crimes reported for 2025; 96 arrests reported for 2024.
- Hellertown: 109 arrests reported for 2024.
- Nazareth: 4 violent and 19 property crimes reported for 2025; 131 arrests reported for 2025.
- Bangor: 71 arrests reported for 2024. The Bangor police department's page is at bangorborough.org/bangor-police-department, phone 610-759-2200 (verified September 26, 2026).
- North Catasauqua: 1 violent and 12 property crimes reported for 2025; 124 arrests reported for 2024.
- Freemansburg: 0 violent and 5 property crimes reported for 2025; 17 arrests reported for 2025.
- Walnutport: 0 violent and 10 property crimes reported for 2025; 34 arrests reported for 2025.
- Roseto: 0 violent and 1 property crimes reported for 2025; 2 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.
The rest: Tatamy, West Easton, East Bangor and Portland.
How Many Reports: Northampton County in 2025
The 19 agencies in Northampton County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 294 violent and 2,016 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the 25 agencies in Northampton County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 5,473 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.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, (610) 829-6630, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Northampton County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Northampton 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 Northampton 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 Northampton County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Northampton County State Police in Northampton County.
How do I get a report from the Northampton County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (610) 829-6501. Under the Right-to-Know Law the answer is due within 5 business days, with a 30-day extension.
Is this the official Northampton 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.