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.
Lake County, California, has about 68,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Lake County depends on where the incident happened: the Lake 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: Lake County public records, Lake County arrest records, Lake County warrants, Lake County inmate search, Lake County criminal records, California arrest records and California inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Lake 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 Lake County that is the Lake 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 Clear Lake Area Office in Lake County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
Reports from the Lake County Sheriff's Office
The Lake County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 233 violent and 225 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 986 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (707)262-4240. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at lakecountyca.gov/566/Jail (page title: Jail | Lake County, CA), phone (707)262-4240, 4913 Helbush Drive Lakeport, CA 95453, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Lake County
The two cities the FBI lists in Lake County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Clearlake: 120 violent and 326 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,519 arrests reported for 2025.
- Lakeport: 48 violent and 106 property crimes reported for 2025; 296 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: Lake County in 2025
The three agencies in Lake County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 401 violent and 657 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the three agencies in Lake County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,801 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 lakecountyca.gov/FormCenter/Sheriff-10/Public-Records-Request-Form-76 (page title: Form Center, Public Records Request Form).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, 707-263-2251, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Lake County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Lake 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 Lake 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 Lake County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Highway Patrol's Clear Lake Area Office in Lake County.
How do I get a report from the Lake County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (707)262-4240. 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 Lake 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.