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.
Inyo County, California, has about 18,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Inyo County depends on where the incident happened: the Inyo 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 Inyo 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 Inyo County that is the Inyo 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 Bishop Area Office in Inyo 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 Inyo County (other agency), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Inyo County Sheriff's Office
The Inyo County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 67 violent and 43 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 348 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 760-878-0370. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at inyocounty.us/services/sheriff/jail (page title: Jail | Inyo County California), phone 760-878-0370, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Inyo County
The one city the FBI lists in Inyo County with a reporting agency of its own:
- Bishop: 31 violent and 82 property crimes reported for 2025; 172 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: Inyo County in 2025
The two agencies in Inyo County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 98 violent and 125 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Inyo County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 520 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 inyocountyca.nextrequest.com (page title: Open Public RecordsNextRequest | Modern FOIA & Public Records Request Software).
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Inyo County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Inyo 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 Inyo 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 Inyo County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Highway Patrol's Bishop Area Office in Inyo County.
How do I get a report from the Inyo County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 760-878-0370. 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 Inyo 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.