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 on September 23, 2026.
Fresno County, California, has about 1.0 million residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Fresno County depends on where the incident happened: the Fresno 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.
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Which Agency Holds a Report from Fresno 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 Fresno County that is the Fresno 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 five offices in Fresno County; a report taken on a state highway by one of them comes from that agency's own records office.
The FBI's agency list also places three state agencies, two campus police departments and two other agencies in Fresno County, each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Fresno County Sheriff's Office
The Fresno County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 859 violent and 2,152 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 3,093 arrests for 2023.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (559) 600-8137. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at fresnosheriff.org/media-relations/new-feature-search-inmates-alphab... (page title: New Feature: Search Inmates Alphabetically), phone (559) 600-8137, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Fresno County
The 14 cities the FBI lists in Fresno County with a reporting agency of their own, the largest twelve first, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Fresno: 3,972 violent and 14,238 property crimes reported for 2025; 15,325 arrests reported for 2025.
- Clovis: 339 violent and 1,836 property crimes reported for 2025; 3,030 arrests reported for 2025. The Clovis police records page is at clovisca.gov/services/police/services/police_report_requests.php, phone (559) 324-2400 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Sanger: 121 violent and 289 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,028 arrests reported for 2023.
- Reedley: 203 violent and 192 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,305 arrests reported for 2023.
- Selma: 127 violent and 300 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,260 arrests reported for 2023.
- Kerman: 66 violent and 250 property crimes reported for 2025; 318 arrests reported for 2023.
- Coalinga: 88 violent and 65 property crimes reported for 2025; 519 arrests reported for 2023.
- Parlier: 84 violent and 104 property crimes reported for 2025; 386 arrests reported for 2023. The Parlier police records page is at parlier.ca.us/DocumentCenter/View/162/Report-or-Incident-Request-PDF, phone 559 646-6600 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Kingsburg: 19 violent and 105 property crimes reported for 2025; 392 arrests reported for 2023.
- Mendota: 104 violent and 114 property crimes reported for 2025; 617 arrests reported for 2023.
- Orange Cove: 24 violent and 34 property crimes reported for 2025; 167 arrests reported for 2023. The Orange Cove police records page is at cityoforange.org/our-city/departments/police/records-bureau, phone (714) 744-7380 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Firebaugh: 6 violent and 74 property crimes reported for 2025; 252 arrests reported for 2023.
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.
The rest: Fowler and Huron.
How Many Reports: Fresno County in 2025
The 14 agencies in Fresno County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 6,047 violent and 19,841 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Fresno County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 18,355 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
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 fresnocountyca.gov/Departments/County-Administrative-Office/Public-... (page title: Public Records Request | County of Fresno).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, (916) 445-6713, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Fresno County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Fresno 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 Fresno 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 Fresno County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Highway Patrol's five offices in Fresno County.
How do I get a report from the Fresno County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (559) 600-8137. 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 Fresno 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.