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.
Kings County, California, has about 155,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Kings County depends on where the incident happened: the Kings 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: Kings County public records, Kings County arrest records, Kings County warrants, Kings County inmate search, Kings County criminal records, California arrest records and California inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Kings County
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.
In Kings County that is the Kings 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 Hanford Area Office in Kings 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 Kings County (other agency), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Kings County Sheriff's Office
The Kings County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 152 violent and 266 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 661 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at countyofkingsca.gov/departments/public-safety/sheriff/booking-inmat... (page title: Booking/Inmate Information | Kings County), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Kings County
The four cities the FBI lists in Kings County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Hanford: 210 violent and 617 property crimes reported for 2025; 2,033 arrests reported for 2025.
- Lemoore: 125 violent and 270 property crimes reported for 2025; 872 arrests reported for 2025. The Lemoore police department's page is at lemoore.com/police/lpd-forms-and-links (verified September 25, 2026).
- Corcoran: 112 violent and 172 property crimes reported for 2025; 786 arrests reported for 2025. The Corcoran police records page is at cityofcorcoran.ca.gov/departments/police/divisions/records_division..., phone (559) 992-5151 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Avenal: 199 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: Kings County in 2025
The four agencies in Kings County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 599 violent and 1,325 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the five agencies in Kings County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 4,551 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.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, (559) 852-2392, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Kings County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Kings 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 Kings 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 Kings County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Highway Patrol's Hanford Area Office in Kings County.
How do I get a report from the Kings 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 Kings 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.