It is the policy of the Sheriff’s Office to provide any and all public information permitted under the law (IC 5-14-3-5) to all citizens. In order to effectively and efficiently serve you, you will be required to complete a “Request for Public Information” form.

Where do I go to obtain a copy of a report and what is the cost involved?

If the incident or accident occurred in the jurisdiction of the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office and was handled by a Sheriff’s Deputy then you may obtain a copy of the Incident Report or Crash Report the following ways:

• Copies of Crash Reports ONLY are available at: buycrash.com
• Incident reports, via email at: reports@johnsoncountysheriff.com . Please include the report number, if available, and any information as to the date, location and names of the parties involved.
• In person at the Johnson County Law Enforcement Facility. Hours for records and reports are Monday – Friday from 8am – 4:30pm excluding holidays.
• In writing at: Johnson County Sheriff’s Office, ATTN: Records, 1091 Hospital Road, Franklin, IN 46131. Please include the report number, if available, and any information as to the date, location and names of the parties involved.

Incident reports are free up to 4 pages, then 10 cents per page. Crash Reports are $8.00. The fee needs to be paid in cash or by money order. Please do not send cash if you are making a written request for a report. Alternatively, you can purchase a copy of your Crash Report on buycrash.com.

A copy of reports is usually available 24 hours after the occurrence of the incident or accident.

 If you have any additional questions concerning records request that have not been answered above you may contact our Records Clerk at by email at reports@johnsoncountysheriff.com or at (317) 736-9155.

Important legal information regarding requests for public records

• All requests must be on submitted on the form: Request for Public Records
• All requests must identify with reasonable particularity the record being requested. This means that each request using the form above will need to identify one particular place or person to be searched and not contain a list of multiple requests.
• Per Johnson County Ordinance § 4-7-1-1, requests may not be for commercial purposes:
  • § 4-7-1-1 PROHIBITION ON USE FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES.
    Any individual or entity receiving public records or information, pursuant to a request made under Indiana Code §5-14-3-3(d), shall not use the records or information for commercial purposes.
    This prohibition does not apply to the use of such records in connection with the preparation of news, the use for nonprofit activities, or for academic research. (Ord. 2019-O-6, passed 10-14-2019)

 If you have any additional questions concerning records request that have not been answered above you may contact our Records Clerk at by email at reports@johnsoncountysheriff.com or at (317) 736-9155.