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.
Monterey County, California, has about 436,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Monterey County depends on where the incident happened: the Monterey 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 Monterey 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 Monterey County that is the Monterey 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 agency list also places one other agency, two state agencies and one campus police department in Monterey County, each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Monterey County Sheriff's Office
The Monterey County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 358 violent and 661 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 812 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (831) 755-3782. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at countyofmonterey.gov/Home/Components/ServiceDirectory/ServiceDirect... (page title: County Jail Booking Information | County Services | County of Monterey, CA), phone (831) 755-3782, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Monterey County
The 12 cities the FBI lists in Monterey County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Salinas: 827 violent and 2,386 property crimes reported for 2025; 2,171 arrests reported for 2025. The Salinas police records page is at police.salinas.gov/california-public-records-act-request, phone (831) 758-7090 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Seaside: 169 violent and 220 property crimes reported for 2025; 733 arrests reported for 2025.
- Monterey: 100 violent and 392 property crimes reported for 2025; 760 arrests reported for 2025.
- Soledad: 63 violent and 297 property crimes reported for 2025; 328 arrests reported for 2025. The Soledad police department's page is at cityofsoledad.gov/police-department (verified September 25, 2026).
- Marina: 82 violent and 295 property crimes reported for 2025; 747 arrests reported for 2025.
- Greenfield: 118 violent and 167 property crimes reported for 2025; 385 arrests reported for 2025.
- Pacific Grove: 16 violent and 114 property crimes reported for 2025; 140 arrests reported for 2025. The Pacific Grove police department's page is at cityofpacificgrove.gov/our_city/departments/police/index.php, phone (831) 648-3143 (verified September 25, 2026).
- King City: 60 violent and 129 property crimes reported for 2025; 259 arrests reported for 2025.
- Gonzales: 26 violent and 33 property crimes reported for 2025; 145 arrests reported for 2025. The Gonzales police department's page is at gonzalesca.gov/services/police/media-log (verified September 26, 2026).
- Carmel-by-the-Sea: 3 violent and 65 property crimes reported for 2025; 76 arrests reported for 2025.
- Del Rey Oaks: 3 violent and 22 property crimes reported for 2025; 38 arrests reported for 2025.
- Sand City: 14 violent and 185 property crimes reported for 2025; 162 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: Monterey County in 2025
The 13 agencies in Monterey County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,839 violent and 4,966 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the 13 agencies in Monterey County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 6,756 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 countyofmonterey.gov/government/departments-a-h/emergency-communica... (page title: Public Records Act Request | County of Monterey, CA).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, (831) 755-5070, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Monterey County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Monterey 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 Monterey 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.
How do I get a report from the Monterey County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (831) 755-3782. 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 Monterey 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.