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.
Somerset County, Pennsylvania, has about 72,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Somerset County depends on where the incident happened. 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 cities' reports, how many reports, what the law requires and common questions.
Related guides: Somerset County public records, Somerset County arrest records, Somerset County warrants, Somerset County inmate search, Pennsylvania arrest records and Pennsylvania inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Somerset 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.
The FBI's list also places the Somerset County State Police in Somerset 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 and five state agencies in Somerset County, each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the City Agencies in Somerset County
The ten cities the FBI lists in Somerset County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Somerset: 291 arrests reported for 2020.
- Windber: 24 violent and 20 property crimes reported for 2025; 177 arrests reported for 2025.
- Meyersdale: 0 violent and 1 property crimes reported for 2025; 5 arrests reported for 2025.
- Berlin: 1 violent and 4 property crimes reported for 2025; 7 arrests reported for 2025.
- Boswell: 0 violent and 2 property crimes reported for 2025; 1 arrests reported for 2025.
- Central City: 0 arrests reported for 2024.
- Rockwood: 0 violent and 0 property crimes reported for 2025; 0 arrests reported for 2025.
- Jennerstown: 0 violent and 0 property crimes reported for 2025; 0 arrests reported for 2025.
- Hooversville: 0 violent and 3 property crimes reported for 2025; 1 arrests reported for 2025.
- Indian Lake: 0 violent and 0 property crimes 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: Somerset County in 2025
The 11 agencies in Somerset County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 27 violent and 55 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the ten agencies in Somerset County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 290 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Somerset County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the sheriff's office or the city's police. 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 Somerset 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 Somerset County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Somerset County State Police in Somerset County.
Is this the official Somerset 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.