Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest 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.
Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, has about 118,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), and arrests there are made by the Alaska State Troopers or the city police, with two city agencies reporting to the FBI. An arrest leaves the same records whoever makes it: the arresting agency's report, the record of anyone held at a facility of the Alaska Department of Corrections, and, if the District Attorney files charges, a case in the Alaska Superior Court. This guide says who keeps each one, what it costs and who may see it, with the arrest counts each agency reported.
This guide covers who makes arrests, how many arrests, booking and the jail, finding an arrest, copies, cities and common questions.
Related guides: Matanuska-Susitna Borough public records, Alaska arrest records, Alaska inmate search and Alaska criminal records.
Who Makes Arrests in Matanuska-Susitna Borough
Alaska has no county sheriff with a patrol role. Arrests in Matanuska-Susitna Borough are made by the Alaska State Troopers or the city police, and 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.
The FBI lists two cities in Matanuska-Susitna Borough with a reporting agency of their own, with the Census population and what each reported:
- Wasilla, 10,318 residents: 398 arrests reported for 2025.
- Palmer, 6,626 residents: 156 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 Arrests Each Agency Reports in Matanuska-Susitna Borough
Each agency reports its arrests to the FBI by month, and the FBI publishes them on the Crime Data Explorer. These are the full-year totals, all offenses, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026; a year with months missing or not reported is left out.
- Wasilla: 398 for 2025, 461 for 2024, 475 for 2023, 420 for 2022, 465 for 2021 and 595 for 2020.
- Palmer: 156 for 2025, 206 for 2024, 268 for 2023, 147 for 2022, 149 for 2021 and 301 for 2020.
Together, the two agencies with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 554 arrests that year. The same agencies with both 2025 and 2024 complete reported 554 in 2025 against 667 in 2024, down 17 percent.
Through May 2026, the two agencies with every month so far on file reported 219 arrests, against 239 in the same months of 2025.
Booking: Where People Arrested in Matanuska-Susitna Borough Are Held
Alaska has no borough jails. A person held after an arrest in Matanuska-Susitna Borough is in the custody of the Alaska Department of Corrections, which runs every jail and prison in the state, so one inmate lookup covers the whole state.
How to Find Out About an Arrest in Matanuska-Susitna Borough
An arrest in Matanuska-Susitna Borough can be traced in two places, depending on where the case stands: the case index of the Alaska Superior Court, which shows whether charges were filed and the next court date (the court records page SearchSystems verified is at matsugov.us/clerk); the District Attorney, which decides whether an arrest becomes a charge (its page is at law.alaska.gov/department/criminal/DA-Palmer.html, phone (907) 761-5648).
Statewide, CourtView is the Alaska Court System's free statewide case search.
Alaska is one of the states that lets anyone look up another person's statewide criminal history: name-based conviction records are open to anyone who asks, through the Alaska Department of Public Safety. That record shows what agencies reported to the state, which is wider than one county's court index but can lag it.
Getting a Copy of an Arrest Record in Matanuska-Susitna Borough
An arrest report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, and that agency releases it, not the court or the jail. Under the Alaska Public Records Act the agency must answer within 10 working days, and it may charge the actual cost of copying and search time.
- An arrest in Wasilla or Palmer: the records unit of the agency that reports for that city.
- A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, (907) 761-5648, handles discovery for pending cases.
- The court file of a case that was filed: the Alaska Superior Court, through the court records page at matsugov.us/clerk.
- Any borough record that is not posted: the borough records request page SearchSystems verified is at matsugov.us (page title: Matanuska-Susitna Borough | CMSFD Public Records Request).
- Your own statewide record: a fingerprint-based or name-based request to the Department of Public Safety.
Cities in Matanuska-Susitna Borough: Who Reports the Arrests
The FBI lists a separate arrest reporting agency for two of the three cities in Matanuska-Susitna Borough: Wasilla and Palmer. Houston has no separate reporting agency in the FBI's list.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many arrests are made in Matanuska-Susitna Borough each year?
Wasilla reported 398 arrests to the FBI for 2025, and the two agencies with every month of 2025 on file reported 554 between them.
Where are people arrested in Matanuska-Susitna Borough booked?
In a facility of the Alaska Department of Corrections, which runs every jail in Alaska.
Are arrest records public in Matanuska-Susitna Borough?
The court files of criminal cases are public, and so is the statewide criminal history kept by the Alaska Department of Public Safety: name-based conviction records are open to anyone who asks. The arrest report itself is released by the agency that made the arrest, under the Alaska Public Records Act.
How do I get a copy of an arrest report in Matanuska-Susitna Borough?
From the agency that made the arrest: in Alaska, the Alaska State Troopers or the city police. Under the Alaska Public Records Act the answer is due within 10 working days; the borough records request page SearchSystems verified is at matsugov.us.
Is this the official Matanuska-Susitna 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.