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 26, 2026.
Ojai, California, in Ventura County, has about 7,600 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Ojai 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: Ojai public records, Ventura County police reports, Ojai arrest records, Ojai warrants, Ojai inmate search, Ojai criminal records, California arrest records and California inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Ojai
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 Ojai that is the agency that reports to the FBI for the city (filed by the FBI as Ojai Police Department); outside it, the Ventura County Sheriff's Office.
The FBI's list also places the Highway Patrol at Coastal Investigative Services Unit, Ventura, the Highway Patrol's Ventura and Moorpark Area Offices and the Highway Patrol at Conejo Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Facility in Ventura 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 three state agencies, one other agency and two campus police departments in Ventura County, each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Ojai Police
For Ojai, SearchSystems opened and checked the Ojai police department's page at ojai.ca.gov/m/directory/department?did=10 (page title: Staff Directory, Police), phone 805-646-1414, 402 S Ventura Street Ojai, CA 93023, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 26, 2026.
The agency that reports for Ojai reported 306 arrests for 2025.
Reports from the Ventura County Sheriff's Office
The Ventura County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 192 violent and 636 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 4,780 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (805) 654-3335. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at sheriff.venturacounty.gov/inmate-information/inmate-search (page title: Inmate Search | Ventura Sheriff Official Website), phone (805) 654-3335, 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 venturacounty.gov/county-executive-office/clerk-of-the-board/public... (page title: PRR | County Executive Office).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, (805) 662-1750, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Ojai?
From the agency that took it. The Ojai police department's page is at ojai.ca.gov/m/directory/department?did=10, phone 805-646-1414; the sheriff's reports come from the Ventura County Sheriff's Office.
How long does an agency in Ojai 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 Ojai?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Highway Patrol's four offices in Ventura County.
How do I get a report from the Ventura County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (805) 654-3335. 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 Ojai 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.