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.
St. Helena, California, in Napa County, has about 5,300 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from St. Helena 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 St. Helena
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 St. Helena that is the agency that reports to the FBI for the city (filed by the FBI as St. Helena Police Department); outside it, the Napa County Sheriff's Office.
The FBI's list also places the Highway Patrol's Napa Area Office in Napa County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
The FBI's list also carries Union Pacific Railroad in Napa County and the Napa Special Investigations Bureau (other agency) and Napa State Hospital (state agency), each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the St. Helena Police
For St. Helena, SearchSystems opened and checked the St. Helena police records page at cityofsthelena.gov/346/Request-for-Police-Report (page title: Request for Police Report | St Helena, CA), 1088 College Avenue St. Helena, CA 94574, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 26, 2026.
The agency that reports for St. Helena had 2 violent and 31 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 85 arrests for 2025.
Reports from the Napa County Sheriff's Office
The Napa County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 80 violent and 172 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 324 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at app.napacounty.gov/CJNet/Public/BookingReport (page title: Jail Booking Report | County of Napa), 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 countyofnapa.nextrequest.com (page title: Requests for Public RecordsNextRequest | Modern FOIA & Public Records Request Software).
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in St. Helena?
From the agency that took it. The St. Helena police records page is at cityofsthelena.gov; the sheriff's reports come from the Napa County Sheriff's Office.
How long does an agency in St. Helena 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 St. Helena?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Highway Patrol's Napa Area Office in Napa County.
How do I get a report from the Napa 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 St. Helena 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.