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 23, 2026 and September 25, 2026.
Benicia, California, in Solano County, has about 26,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Benicia depends on where the incident happened. This guide names each agency, where its records page is and what the California Public Records Act requires of it.
This guide covers which agency, the city's records page, the sheriff's reports, what the law requires and common questions.
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Which Agency Holds a Report from Benicia
The report of an incident is released by the agency that took it; the court and the jail hold their own records of the same event, but not the report.
Inside Benicia that is the agency that reports to the FBI for the city (filed by the FBI as Benicia Police Department); outside it, the Solano County Sheriff's Office.
The FBI's list also places the Highway Patrol's Solano Area Office, the Highway Patrol at Cordelia Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Facility and the Highway Patrol's Golden Gate Division in Solano County; a report taken on a state highway by one of them comes from that agency's own records office.
The FBI's list also carries Union Pacific Railroad in Solano County (other agency) and California State Polytechnic University at Solano (campus police), each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Benicia Police
For Benicia, SearchSystems opened and checked the Benicia police records page at ci.benicia.ca.us/index.asp (page title: Police Reports | Police Repository | Benicia, California), phone 707-746-4245, 200 East L Street Benicia, CA 94510, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 25, 2026.
The agency that reports for Benicia had 20 violent and 218 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 409 arrests for 2025.
Reports from the Solano County Sheriff's Office
The Solano County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 117 violent and 266 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 786 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at solanocounty.gov/government/sheriff-coroner/public-information/jail... (page title: Jail Booking Logs | Solano County, California), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
What the California Public Records Act Requires
Under the California Public Records Act the agency must answer a request within 10 days, with up to 14 more days in unusual circumstances, and it may charge the direct cost of copying only, not staff time. The request goes to the agency that holds the report, in writing, and does not have to say why the report is wanted.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at solanocounty.gov/government/sheriff-coroner/sheriff-services/public... (page title: Public Records Request | Solano County, California).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, 707-784-6800, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Benicia?
From the agency that took it. The Benicia police records page is at ci.benicia.ca.us/index.asp, phone 707-746-4245; the sheriff's reports come from the Solano County Sheriff's Office.
How long does an agency in Benicia have to answer?
Under the California Public Records Act, within 10 days, with up to 14 more days in unusual circumstances. It may charge the direct cost of copying only, not staff time.
Who has a crash report from a state highway in Benicia?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Highway Patrol's Solano Area Office, the Highway Patrol at Cordelia Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Facility and the Highway Patrol's Golden Gate Division in Solano County.
How do I get a report from the Solano County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit. Under the California Public Records Act the answer is due within 10 days, with up to 14 more days in unusual circumstances.
Is this the official Benicia website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.