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.
Sitka City and Borough, Alaska, has about 8,400 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), and arrests there are made by the Alaska State Troopers or the city police, with one city agency 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: Sitka City and Borough public records, Alaska arrest records, Alaska inmate search and Alaska criminal records.
Who Makes Arrests in Sitka City and Borough
Alaska has no county sheriff with a patrol role. Arrests in Sitka City and 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.
One city in Sitka City and Borough reports its arrests to the FBI separately:
- Sitka city and, 8,355 residents: 101 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 Sitka city and Reports
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.
- Sitka city and: 101 for 2025, 111 for 2024, 137 for 2023, 90 for 2022, 84 for 2021 and 266 for 2020.
Sitka city and's 101 arrests in 2025 were down 9 percent from 111 in 2024.
Through July 2026, Sitka city and reported 64 arrests, against 42 in the same months of 2025.
Booking: Where People Arrested in Sitka City and Borough Are Held
Alaska has no borough jails. A person held after an arrest in Sitka City and 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 Sitka City and Borough
Whether someone was arrested in Sitka City and Borough, and what came of it, shows up in two places: 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 courts.alaska.gov/courtdir/1si.htm, phone (907) 225-3195); the District Attorney, which decides whether an arrest becomes a charge (its page is at law.alaska.gov/department/criminal/DA-Sitka.html, phone (907) 747-5851).
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 Sitka City and 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 Sitka city and: 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) 747-5851, handles discovery for pending cases.
- The court file of a case that was filed: the Alaska Superior Court, through the court records page at courts.alaska.gov/courtdir/1si.htm, phone (907) 225-3195.
- Any borough record that is not posted: the borough records request page SearchSystems verified is at cityofsitka.com (page title: Public Records Request | City and Borough of Sitka).
- Your own statewide record: a fingerprint-based or name-based request to the Department of Public Safety.
Cities in Sitka City and Borough: Who Reports the Arrests
The FBI lists a separate arrest reporting agency for Sitka city and, the one city in Sitka City and Borough.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many arrests are made in Sitka City and Borough each year?
Sitka city and reported 101 arrests to the FBI for 2025, its latest full year.
Where are people arrested in Sitka City and Borough booked?
In a facility of the Alaska Department of Corrections, which runs every jail in Alaska.
Are arrest records public in Sitka City and 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 Sitka City and 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 cityofsitka.com.
Is this the official Sitka City and 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.