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 October 2, 2026.
Mountain View, California, in Santa Clara County, has about 87,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Mountain View 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 Mountain View
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 Mountain View that is the agency that reports to the FBI for the city (filed by the FBI as Mountain View Police Department); outside it, the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office.
The FBI's list also places the Highway Patrol's Hollister-Gilroy and San Jose Area Offices and the Highway Patrol at Gilroy Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Facility in Santa Clara 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 one state agency, three other agencies and four campus police departments in Santa Clara County, each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Mountain View Police
For Mountain View, SearchSystems opened and checked the Mountain View police department's page at mountainview.gov/our-city/departments/police/general-information (page title: General Information | Mountain View, CA), phone (650) 903-6344, 1000 Villa Street Mountain View, CA 94041, Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 25, 2026.
The agency that reports for Mountain View had 184 violent and 2,133 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 1,468 arrests for 2025.
Reports from the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office
The Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 223 violent and 1,364 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 1,752 arrests for 2023.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at sheriff.santaclaracounty.gov/home (page title: Office of the Sheriff | County of Santa Clara), 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.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at santaclara.nextrequest.com (page title: Public RecordsNextRequest | Modern FOIA & Public Records Request Software).
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Mountain View?
From the agency that took it. The Mountain View police department's page is at mountainview.gov, phone (650) 903-6344; the sheriff's reports come from the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office.
How long does an agency in Mountain View 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 Mountain View?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Highway Patrol's Hollister-Gilroy and San Jose Area Offices and the Highway Patrol at Gilroy Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Facility in Santa Clara County.
How do I get a report from the Santa Clara 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 Mountain View 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.