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 on September 23, 2026.
Yavapai County, Arizona, has about 252,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Yavapai County depends on where the incident happened: the Yavapai 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 Arizona Public Records 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.
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Which Agency Holds a Report from Yavapai 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 Yavapai County that is the Yavapai 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 carries Yavapai College (campus police), with a records office of its own.
The Wickenburg Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Yavapai County, so its arrests are not broken out for Yavapai County here.
Reports from the Yavapai County Sheriff's Office
The Yavapai County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 277 violent and 376 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 2,291 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at apps.yavapaiaz.gov/inmatesearch (page title: YCSO Inmate Search), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Yavapai County
The eight cities the FBI lists in Yavapai County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Prescott Valley: 161 violent and 365 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,188 arrests reported for 2025.
- Prescott: 208 violent and 597 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,355 arrests reported for 2025.
- Chino Valley: 16 violent and 72 property crimes reported for 2025; 259 arrests reported for 2025. The Chino Valley police records page is at chinovalleyaz.gov/372/RecordsAccident-Reports, phone 928-636-4223 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Cottonwood: 20 violent and 112 property crimes reported for 2025; 722 arrests reported for 2025. The Cottonwood police records page is at cottonwoodaz.gov/819/Police-Records, phone (928) 634-4246 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Camp Verde: 16 violent and 101 property crimes reported for 2025; 481 arrests reported for 2025.
- Sedona: 223 arrests reported for 2024.
- Clarkdale: 3 violent and 13 property crimes reported for 2025; 84 arrests reported for 2025.
- Jerome: 1 violent and 9 property crimes reported for 2025; 43 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: Yavapai County in 2025
The eight agencies in Yavapai County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 702 violent and 1,645 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the eight agencies in Yavapai County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 6,423 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
What the Arizona Public Records Law Requires
The Arizona Public Records Law sets the rules: an answer promptly, with no fixed number of days in the statute, at a charge of the cost of copies, and more for commercial requests, from the agency that holds the report.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at ycsoaz.gov/I-Want-To/Services/Request-Public-Records (page title: Request Public Records YCSOAZ.gov).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the County Attorney, (928) 771-3344, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Yavapai County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Yavapai County Sheriff's Office for its own arrests, or the agency that reports for the city where it happened. Under the Arizona Public Records Law the answer is due promptly, with no fixed number of days in the statute.
How long does an agency in Yavapai County have to answer?
Under the Arizona Public Records Law, promptly, with no fixed number of days in the statute. It may charge the cost of copies, and more for commercial requests.
How do I get a report from the Yavapai County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit. Under the Arizona Public Records Law the answer is due promptly, with no fixed number of days in the statute.
Is this the official Yavapai 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.