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 24, 2026 and September 30, 2026.
Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska, has about 14,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Ketchikan Gateway Borough depends on where the incident happened. This guide names each agency, where its records page is and what the Alaska Public Records Act requires of it.
This guide covers which agency, the cities' reports, how many reports, what the law requires and common questions.
Related guides: Ketchikan Gateway Borough public records, Ketchikan Gateway Borough arrest records, Ketchikan Gateway Borough warrants, Ketchikan Gateway Borough criminal records, Ketchikan Gateway Borough court records, Alaska arrest records and Alaska inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Ketchikan Gateway Borough
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 Alaska the police for a given address is the city police inside a city with its own department and the Alaska State Troopers elsewhere.
Reports from the City Agencies in Ketchikan Gateway Borough
The one city the FBI lists in Ketchikan Gateway Borough with a reporting agency of its own:
- Ketchikan: 28 violent and 92 property crimes reported for 2025; 120 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: Ketchikan Gateway Borough in 2025
The one agency in Ketchikan Gateway Borough with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 28 violent and 92 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Ketchikan reported 120 arrests to the FBI for 2025, and each arrest is a report of its own.
What the Alaska Public Records Act Requires
The Alaska Public Records Act sets the rules: an answer within 10 working days, at a charge of the actual cost of copying and search time, from the agency that holds the report.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, (907) 269-6269, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Ketchikan Gateway Borough?
From the agency whose officer took it: in Alaska, the Alaska State Troopers or the city police. Under the Alaska Public Records Act the answer is due within 10 working days.
How long does an agency in Ketchikan Gateway Borough have to answer?
Under the Alaska Public Records Act, within 10 working days. It may charge the actual cost of copying and search time.
Is this the official Ketchikan Gateway Borough website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official borough, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.