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.
Stockton, California, in San Joaquin County, has about 325,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Stockton 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 Stockton
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 Stockton that is the agency that reports to the FBI for the city (filed by the FBI as Stockton Police Department); outside it, the San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office.
The FBI's list also places the Highway Patrol at Delta Regional Auto Theft Team and the Highway Patrol's Stockton and Tracy Area Offices in San Joaquin 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 San Joaquin Delta College (campus police) and the Stockton Unified School District and Union Pacific Railroad in San Joaquin County (other agency), each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Stockton Police
For Stockton, SearchSystems opened and checked the Stockton police records page at stocktonusdpolice.org/support-services/record-requests (page title: Records Requests | Stockton Unified School District Police Department), phone (209) 933-7085, 640 N San Joaquin St. Stockton, CA 95202, Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 25, 2026.
The agency that reports for Stockton had 3,353 violent and 7,563 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 5,264 arrests for 2025.
Reports from the San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office
The San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 700 violent and 1,938 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 2,582 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at wic.sjgov.org (page title: Who is in Custody), 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.
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 Stockton?
From the agency that took it. The Stockton police records page is at stocktonusdpolice.org, phone (209) 933-7085; the sheriff's reports come from the San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office.
How long does an agency in Stockton 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 Stockton?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Highway Patrol at Delta Regional Auto Theft Team and the Highway Patrol's Stockton and Tracy Area Offices in San Joaquin County.
How do I get a report from the San Joaquin 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 Stockton 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.