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 30, 2026.
El Dorado County, California, has about 193,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from El Dorado County depends on where the incident happened: the El Dorado County Sheriff's Office for the unincorporated county, the agency that reports for the city inside a city. 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 sheriff's reports, the cities' reports, how many reports, what the law requires and common questions.
Related guides: El Dorado County public records, El Dorado County arrest records, El Dorado County warrants, El Dorado County criminal records, El Dorado County court records, California arrest records and California inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from El Dorado County
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.
In El Dorado County that is the El Dorado County Sheriff's Office for the unincorporated county and for any city that contracts with it for police service, and the agency that reports for a city where the city has one of its own.
The FBI's list also places the Highway Patrol's Placerville and South Lake Tahoe Area Offices in El Dorado 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 Department of Forestry and Fire Protection at Amador-El Dorado (state agency) and Union Pacific Railroad in El Dorado County (other agency), each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the El Dorado County Sheriff's Office
The El Dorado County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 280 violent and 768 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 2,157 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit.
Reports from the City Agencies in El Dorado County
The two cities the FBI lists in El Dorado County with a reporting agency of their own:
- South Lake Tahoe: 155 violent and 301 property crimes reported for 2025; 910 arrests reported for 2025.
- Placerville: 48 violent and 125 property crimes reported for 2025; 536 arrests reported for 2025.
A city on that list is reported separately whether the officers are the city's own or the sheriff's under contract; the FBI's list does not say which.
How Many Reports: El Dorado County in 2025
The three agencies in El Dorado County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 483 violent and 1,194 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the three agencies in El Dorado County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 3,603 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
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 eldoradocounty.ca.gov/Services/Records-Request/Public-Records-Act-R... (page title: Public Records Act Requests | El Dorado County).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, (530) 621-6472, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in El Dorado County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the El Dorado County Sheriff's Office for its own arrests, or the agency that reports for the city where it happened. Under the California Public Records Act the answer is due within 10 days, with up to 14 more days in unusual circumstances.
How long does an agency in El Dorado County 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 El Dorado County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Highway Patrol's Placerville and South Lake Tahoe Area Offices in El Dorado County.
How do I get a report from the El Dorado 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 El Dorado County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.