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 between September 23, 2026 and October 2, 2026.
Placer County, California, has about 434,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Placer County depends on where the incident happened: the Placer 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: Placer County public records, Placer County arrest records, Placer County warrants, Placer County inmate search, Placer County property records, California arrest records and California inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Placer 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 Placer County that is the Placer 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 Auburn and Gold Run Area Offices in Placer 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 Placer County (other agency) and California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection at Nevada-Yuba-Placer and California State Parks at Sierra (state agency), each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Placer County Sheriff's Office
The Placer County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 375 violent and 845 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 3,583 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at placer.ca.gov/7994/Press-Log---Arrests (page title: Press Log | Arrests | Placer County, CA), a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 429), so open it in a browser.
Reports from the City Agencies in Placer County
The four cities the FBI lists in Placer County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Roseville: 320 violent and 2,155 property crimes reported for 2025; 2,807 arrests reported for 2025. The Roseville police records page is at roseville.ca.gov/police/resources/police_records.php, phone 916-774-5030 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Rocklin: 93 violent and 637 property crimes reported for 2025; 891 arrests reported for 2025.
- Lincoln: 53 violent and 281 property crimes reported for 2025; 669 arrests reported for 2025. The Lincoln police records page is at lincolnca.gov/living-here/police-and-fire/police-department/service..., phone 916-645-4040 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Auburn: 25 violent and 89 property crimes reported for 2025; 332 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: Placer County in 2025
The five agencies in Placer County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 866 violent and 4,007 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the five agencies in Placer County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 8,282 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 placer.ca.gov/2817/Public-Records-Request (page title: Public Records Request | Placer County, CA).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Placer County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Placer 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 Placer 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 Placer County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Highway Patrol's Auburn and Gold Run Area Offices in Placer County.
How do I get a report from the Placer 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 Placer 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.