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.
Santa Rosa, California, in Sonoma County, has about 178,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Santa Rosa 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 Santa Rosa
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 Santa Rosa that is the agency that reports to the FBI for the city (filed by the FBI as Santa Rosa Police Department); outside it, the Sonoma County Sheriff's Office.
The FBI's list also places the Highway Patrol's Santa Rosa Area Office in Sonoma County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
The FBI's agency list also places three state agencies, two campus police departments and one other agency in Sonoma County, each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Santa Rosa Police
For Santa Rosa, SearchSystems opened and checked the Santa Rosa police records page at srcity.org/3328/Police-Reports (page title: Police Reports | Santa Rosa, CA), phone (707) 565-2311, 965 Sonoma Avenue Santa Rosa, CA 95404, Monday-Friday between 9:00am - 4:00pm., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 26, 2026.
The agency that reports for Santa Rosa had 518 violent and 2,555 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 5,763 arrests for 2025.
Reports from the Sonoma County Sheriff's Office
The Sonoma County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 274 violent and 731 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 2,447 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at sonomasheriff.org/reports-and-statistics (page title: Reports and Statistics | Sonoma County Sheriff's Office), 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 sonomacounty.gov/administrative-support-and-fiscal-services/clerk-r... (page title: Public Records Requests | Clerk-Recorder-Assessor).
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 Santa Rosa?
From the agency that took it. The Santa Rosa police records page is at srcity.org/3328/Police-Reports, phone (707) 565-2311; the sheriff's reports come from the Sonoma County Sheriff's Office.
How long does an agency in Santa Rosa 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 Santa Rosa?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Highway Patrol's Santa Rosa Area Office in Sonoma County.
How do I get a report from the Sonoma 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 Santa Rosa 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.