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.
Mendocino County, California, has about 89,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Mendocino County depends on where the incident happened: the Mendocino 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: Mendocino County public records, Mendocino County arrest records, Mendocino County warrants, Mendocino County inmate search, Mendocino County criminal records, California arrest records and California inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Mendocino 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 Mendocino County that is the Mendocino 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 Ukiah Area Office in Mendocino 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 Mendocino County (other agency) and California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection at Mendocino (state agency), each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Mendocino County Sheriff's Office
The Mendocino County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 302 violent and 191 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 726 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at mendocinocounty.gov/government/inmate-locator (page title: Inmate Locator | Mendocino County, CA), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Mendocino County
The three cities the FBI lists in Mendocino County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Ukiah: 77 violent and 199 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,259 arrests reported for 2025. The Ukiah police records page is at ukiahpolice.com/divisions/records.php, phone 707-463-6259 (verified October 1, 2026).
- Fort Bragg: 51 violent and 174 property crimes reported for 2025; 294 arrests reported for 2025.
- Willits: 34 violent and 24 property crimes reported for 2025; 196 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: Mendocino County in 2025
The four agencies in Mendocino County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 464 violent and 588 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the four agencies in Mendocino County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,475 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 mendocinocounty.gov/government/executive-office/public-records-request (page title: Public Records Request | Mendocino County, CA).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, 707.463.4211, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Mendocino County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Mendocino 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 Mendocino 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 Mendocino County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Highway Patrol's Ukiah Area Office in Mendocino County.
How do I get a report from the Mendocino 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 Mendocino 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.