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.
Patterson, California, in Stanislaus County, has about 25,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Patterson 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 Patterson
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 Patterson that is the agency that reports to the FBI for the city (filed by the FBI as Patterson Police Department); outside it, the Stanislaus County Sheriff's Office.
The FBI's list also places the Highway Patrol at Stanislaus County Auto Theft Task Force and the Highway Patrol's Modesto Area Office in Stanislaus County; a report taken on a state highway by one of them comes from that agency's own records office.
The FBI's list also carries California State University at Stanislaus (campus police) and Union Pacific Railroad in Stanislaus County (other agency), each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Patterson Police
For Patterson, SearchSystems opened and checked the Patterson police department's page at pattersonca.gov/199/Police-Department (page title: Police Department | Patterson, CA), phone 209-892-5071, 301 S. 1st Street Patterson, CA 95363, Monday : 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 25, 2026.
The agency that reports for Patterson had 60 violent and 211 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 490 arrests for 2023.
Reports from the Stanislaus County Sheriff's Office
The Stanislaus County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 383 violent and 820 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 2,205 arrests for 2023.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at scsdonline.com/online-services/inmates-list (page title: Who’s in Jail | Sheriff's Office), 250 E. Hackett Rd., Modesto, CA 95358, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
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 stanislaus.courts.ca.gov/general-information/public-case-and-hearin... (page title: Judicial Administrative Records Request Form | Superior Court of California | County of Stanislaus).
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 Patterson?
From the agency that took it. The Patterson police department's page is at pattersonca.gov/199/Police-Department, phone 209-892-5071; the sheriff's reports come from the Stanislaus County Sheriff's Office.
How long does an agency in Patterson 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 Patterson?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Highway Patrol at Stanislaus County Auto Theft Task Force and the Highway Patrol's Modesto Area Office in Stanislaus County.
How do I get a report from the Stanislaus 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 Patterson 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.