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.
Nevada County, California, has about 102,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Nevada County depends on where the incident happened: the Nevada 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: Nevada County public records, Nevada County arrest records, Nevada County warrants, Nevada County criminal records, Nevada County court records, California arrest records and California inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Nevada 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 Nevada County that is the Nevada 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 Truckee and Grass Valley Area Offices and the Highway Patrol at Donner Pass Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Facility in Nevada County; a report taken on a state highway by one of them comes from that agency's own records office.
The FBI's list also carries Union Pacific Railroad in Nevada County (other agency), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Nevada County Sheriff's Office
The Nevada County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 163 violent and 265 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 555 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit.
Reports from the City Agencies in Nevada County
The three cities the FBI lists in Nevada County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Truckee: 32 violent and 158 property crimes reported for 2025; 317 arrests reported for 2025. The Truckee police records page is at truckeepolice.gov/faq/can-i-just-pay-the-ticket-by-mail-and-not-app..., phone 530-550-2323 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Grass Valley: 56 violent and 221 property crimes reported for 2025; 577 arrests reported for 2025. The Grass Valley police records page is at grassvalleyca.gov/sites/main/files/file-attachments/records_request..., phone 891 553 3878 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Nevada City: 52 violent and 53 property crimes reported for 2025; 160 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: Nevada County in 2025
The four agencies in Nevada County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 303 violent and 697 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the four agencies in Nevada County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,609 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 nevadacountyca.gov/894/Public-Records-Request (page title: Public Records Request | Nevada County, CA).
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Nevada County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Nevada 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 Nevada 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 Nevada County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Highway Patrol's Truckee and Grass Valley Area Offices and the Highway Patrol at Donner Pass Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Facility in Nevada County.
How do I get a report from the Nevada 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 Nevada 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.