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.
Hollister, California, in San Benito County, has about 45,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Hollister 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 Hollister
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.
Inside Hollister that is the agency that reports to the FBI for the city (filed by the FBI as Hollister Police Department); outside it, the San Benito County Sheriff's Office.
The FBI's list also carries Union Pacific Railroad in San Benito County (other agency), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Hollister Police
For Hollister, SearchSystems opened and checked the Hollister police records page at hollister.ca.gov/government/departments/police/anonymous_reporting.php (page title: File a Police Incident Report), phone (831) 638-4175, 395 Apollo Way, Hollister, CA 95023, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 25, 2026.
The agency that reports for Hollister had 129 violent and 232 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 678 arrests for 2025.
Reports from the San Benito County Sheriff's Office
The San Benito County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 66 violent and 87 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 586 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 831-801-9225. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at sanbenitocountyca.gov/departments/sheriff-s-office (page title: Office of the Sheriff | San Benito County, CA), phone 831-801-9225, 2301 Technology Parkway Hollister, CA 95023, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
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.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at sanbenitocountyca.gov/government/clerk-of-the-board-of-supervisors/... (page title: Public Records Request | San Benito County, CA).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Hollister?
From the agency that took it. The Hollister police records page is at hollister.ca.gov, phone (831) 638-4175; the sheriff's reports come from the San Benito County Sheriff's Office.
How long does an agency in Hollister 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.
How do I get a report from the San Benito County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 831-801-9225. 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 Hollister 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.