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.
Potter County, Pennsylvania, has about 16,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Potter County depends on where the incident happened: the 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: Potter County public records, Potter County arrest records, Potter County warrants, Potter County inmate search, Potter County criminal records, Pennsylvania arrest records and Pennsylvania inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Potter 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 Potter County that is the 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 Potter County State Police in Potter 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 five state agencies in Potter County, each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Sheriff's Office
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (814) 274-9350. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at pottercountypa.gov/departments/sheriff.php (page title: Potter County), phone (814) 274-9350, Mon - Fri 8:30 am - 4:30 pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 9, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Potter County
The three cities the FBI lists in Potter County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Coudersport: 34 arrests reported for 2024.
- Shinglehouse: 0 violent and 1 property crimes reported for 2025; 11 arrests reported for 2025.
- Galeton: 0 violent and 0 property crimes reported for 2025; 18 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: Potter County in 2025
The two agencies in Potter County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 0 violent and 1 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Potter County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 29 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 pottercountypa.gov/government/open_records_request.php (page title: Potter County).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, 814-274-9450, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Potter County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the 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 Potter 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 Potter County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Potter County State Police in Potter County.
How do I get a report from the Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (814) 274-9350. Under the Right-to-Know Law the answer is due within 5 business days, with a 30-day extension.
Is this the official Potter 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.