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.
Humboldt County, California, has about 132,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Humboldt County depends on where the incident happened: the Humboldt 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 Humboldt 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 Humboldt County that is the Humboldt 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 Humboldt and Garberville Area Offices in Humboldt 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 one campus police department, one other agency and two state agencies in Humboldt County, each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office
The Humboldt County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 174 violent and 542 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 1,843 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (707) 441-5159. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at humboldtgov.org/331/Jail-Reports (page title: Jail Reports | Humboldt County, CA), phone (707) 441-5159, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Humboldt County
The five cities the FBI lists in Humboldt County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Eureka: 210 violent and 574 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,770 arrests reported for 2025.
- Arcata: 71 violent and 327 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,072 arrests reported for 2025.
- Fortuna: 22 violent and 163 property crimes reported for 2025; 381 arrests reported for 2025.
- Rio Dell: 11 violent and 35 property crimes reported for 2025; 110 arrests reported for 2025.
- Ferndale: 1 violent and 11 property crimes reported for 2025; 21 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: Humboldt County in 2025
The six agencies in Humboldt County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 489 violent and 1,652 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the six agencies in Humboldt County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 5,197 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 humboldtgov.nextrequest.com (page title: Open Public RecordsNextRequest | Modern FOIA & Public Records Request Software).
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Humboldt County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Humboldt 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 Humboldt 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 Humboldt County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Highway Patrol's Humboldt and Garberville Area Offices in Humboldt County.
How do I get a report from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (707) 441-5159. 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 Humboldt 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.