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.
Paradise, California, in Butte County, has about 9,100 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Paradise 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: Paradise public records, Butte County police reports, Paradise arrest records, Paradise warrants, Paradise inmate search, Paradise criminal records, California arrest records and California inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Paradise
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 Paradise that is the agency that reports to the FBI for the city (filed by the FBI as Paradise Police Department); outside it, the Butte County Sheriff's Office.
The FBI's agency list also places two state agencies, one other agency and one campus police department in Butte County, each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Paradise Police
For Paradise, SearchSystems opened and checked the Paradise police department's page at paradiseca.gov/police/custom-contact-page/police-department-contact... (page title: Police Department Contact Information | Paradise, CA), phone (530) 872-6161, 5595 Black Olive Drive Paradise, CA 95969, Monday - Thursday 8:00am - 5:00pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 26, 2026.
The agency that reports for Paradise had 35 violent and 96 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 409 arrests for 2025.
Reports from the Butte County Sheriff's Office
The Butte County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 249 violent and 508 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 2,289 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at buttecounty.net/1723/BCSO-Booking-Logs (page title: BCSO Booking Logs | Butte County, CA), a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 429), so open it in a browser.
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 buttecounty.govqa.us/WEBAPP/_rs/(S(ferqnzodzx441polcrxxomxw))/Suppo... (page title: Butte County, CA | Public Records Center).
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Paradise?
From the agency that took it. The Paradise police department's page is at paradiseca.gov, phone (530) 872-6161; the sheriff's reports come from the Butte County Sheriff's Office.
How long does an agency in Paradise 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 Butte 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 Paradise 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.