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 4, 2026.
Washington County, Pennsylvania, has about 210,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Washington County depends on where the incident happened: the Washington 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: Washington County public records, Washington County arrest records, Washington County warrants, Washington County inmate search, Washington County criminal records, Pennsylvania arrest records and Pennsylvania inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Washington 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 Washington County that is the Washington 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 Washington County State Police in Washington 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 two state agencies, two campus police departments and two other agencies in Washington County, each with a records office of its own.
The Greene Washington Regional Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Washington County, so its arrests are not broken out for Washington County here.
Reports from the Washington County Sheriff's Office
The Washington County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 0 violent and 3 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 15 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (724) 228-6700. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at washingtoncopa.gov/correctional-facility/inmate-search (page title: Washington County PA: Official Website), phone (724) 228-6700, 95 W Beau St, Washington, PA 15301, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 4, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Washington County
The ten cities the FBI lists in Washington County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Washington: 76 violent and 112 property crimes reported for 2025; 586 arrests reported for 2023.
- Canonsburg: 13 violent and 25 property crimes reported for 2025; 98 arrests reported for 2024.
- California: 122 arrests reported for 2024.
- Donora: 5 violent and 20 property crimes reported for 2025; 133 arrests reported for 2024.
- Monongahela: 23 violent and 16 property crimes reported for 2025; 263 arrests reported for 2025.
- Centerville: 3 violent and 24 property crimes reported for 2025; 14 arrests reported for 2025.
- Bentleyville: 2 violent and 3 property crimes reported for 2025; 8 arrests reported for 2025.
- McDonald: 0 violent and 2 property crimes reported for 2025; 71 arrests reported for 2024.
- East Washington: 3 violent and 10 property crimes reported for 2025; 7 arrests reported for 2025.
- West Brownsville: 0 violent and 8 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: Washington County in 2025
The 23 agencies in Washington County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 196 violent and 847 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the 18 agencies in Washington County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,753 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.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, (724) 228-6700, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Washington County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Washington 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 Washington 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 Washington County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Washington County State Police in Washington County.
How do I get a report from the Washington County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (724) 228-6700. Under the Right-to-Know Law the answer is due within 5 business days, with a 30-day extension.
Is this the official Washington 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.