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 1, 2026.
Ukiah, California, in Mendocino County, has about 16,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Ukiah 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: Ukiah public records, Mendocino County police reports, Ukiah arrest records, Ukiah warrants, Ukiah inmate search, Ukiah criminal records, California arrest records and California inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Ukiah
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 Ukiah that is the agency that reports to the FBI for the city (filed by the FBI as Ukiah Police Department); outside it, the Mendocino County Sheriff's Office.
The FBI's list also places the Highway Patrol's Ukiah Area Office in Mendocino 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 Mendocino County (other agency) and California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection at Mendocino (state agency), each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Ukiah Police
For Ukiah, SearchSystems opened and checked the Ukiah police records page at ukiahpolice.com/divisions/records.php (page title: Ukiah, CA Police Department), phone 707-463-6259, 300 Seminary Avenue, Ukiah, CA 95482, Monday through Thursday from 8am to 2pm., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 1, 2026.
The agency that reports for Ukiah had 77 violent and 199 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 1,259 arrests for 2025.
Reports from the Mendocino County Sheriff's Office
The Mendocino County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 302 violent and 191 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 726 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at mendocinocounty.gov/government/inmate-locator (page title: Inmate Locator | Mendocino County, CA), 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 mendocinocounty.gov/government/executive-office/public-records-request (page title: Public Records Request | Mendocino County, CA).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, 707.463.4211, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Ukiah?
From the agency that took it. The Ukiah police records page is at ukiahpolice.com/divisions/records.php, phone 707-463-6259; the sheriff's reports come from the Mendocino County Sheriff's Office.
How long does an agency in Ukiah 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 Ukiah?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Highway Patrol's Ukiah Area Office in Mendocino County.
How do I get a report from the Mendocino 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 Ukiah 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.