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.
Venango County, Pennsylvania, has about 49,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Venango County depends on where the incident happened: the County Sheriff | Venango County, PA 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: Venango County public records, Venango County arrest records, Venango County warrants, Venango County inmate search, Venango County property records, Pennsylvania arrest records and Pennsylvania inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Venango 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 Venango County that is the County Sheriff | Venango County, PA 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 Venango County State Police in Venango 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 three state agencies and one other agency in Venango County, each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the County Sheriff | Venango County, PA
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 814-432-9565. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at venangocountypa.gov/268/County-Sheriff (page title: County Sheriff | Venango County, PA), phone 814-432-9565, 1168 Liberty Street Courthouse, 1st Floor Franklin, PA 16323, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Venango County
The five cities the FBI lists in Venango County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Oil City: 18 violent and 74 property crimes reported for 2025; 387 arrests reported for 2025. The Oil City police department's page is at oilcity.org/departments/police, phone 814-678-3080 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Franklin: 14 violent and 68 property crimes reported for 2025; 319 arrests reported for 2025. The Franklin police department's page is at franklinpa.gov/index.asp (verified September 26, 2026).
- Sugarcreek: 6 violent and 18 property crimes reported for 2025; 195 arrests reported for 2025.
- Polk: 0 violent and 7 property crimes reported for 2025; 8 arrests reported for 2025.
- Emlenton: 2 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: Venango County in 2025
The four agencies in Venango County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 38 violent and 167 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the four agencies in Venango County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 909 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 venangocountypa.gov/578/Right-to-Know (page title: Right to Know | Venango County, PA).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, 814-432-9598, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Venango County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the County Sheriff | Venango County, PA 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 Venango 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 Venango County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Venango County State Police in Venango County.
How do I get a report from the County Sheriff | Venango County, PA?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 814-432-9565. Under the Right-to-Know Law the answer is due within 5 business days, with a 30-day extension.
Is this the official Venango 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.