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 25, 2026 and October 2, 2026.
Exeter, California, in Tulare County, has about 10,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Exeter 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.
Related guides: Exeter public records, Tulare County police reports, Exeter arrest records, Exeter warrants, Exeter inmate search, Exeter criminal records, California arrest records and California inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Exeter
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 Exeter that is the agency that reports to the FBI for the city (filed by the FBI as Exeter Police Department); outside it, the Tulare County Sheriff's Office.
The FBI's list also places the Highway Patrol's Visalia and Porterville Area Offices in Tulare County; a report taken on a state highway by one of them comes from that agency's own records office.
The FBI's agency list also places two state agencies, one other agency and one campus police department in Tulare County, each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Exeter Police
For Exeter, SearchSystems opened and checked the Exeter police records page at cityofexeter.ca.gov/departments/exeter-police-department/recordspolice (page title: Police Records | City of Exeter), phone (559) 592-3103, Monday - Friday, 8 AM - 4 PM, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 25, 2026.
The agency that reports for Exeter had 27 violent and 161 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 197 arrests for 2025.
Reports from the Tulare County Sheriff's Office
The Tulare County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 574 violent and 1,579 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 3,691 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at tularecounty.ca.gov/sheriff (page title: Tulare County Sheriff's Office), a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 403), so open it in a browser.
What the California Public Records Act Requires
The California Public Records Act sets the rules: an answer within 10 days, with up to 14 more days in unusual circumstances, at a charge of the direct cost of copying only, not staff time, from the agency that holds the report.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Exeter?
From the agency that took it. The Exeter police records page is at cityofexeter.ca.gov, phone (559) 592-3103; the sheriff's reports come from the Tulare County Sheriff's Office.
How long does an agency in Exeter 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 Exeter?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Highway Patrol's Visalia and Porterville Area Offices in Tulare County.
How do I get a report from the Tulare 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 Exeter 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.