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.
San Benito County, California, has about 69,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from San Benito County depends on where the incident happened: the San Benito 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 San Benito 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 San Benito County that is the San Benito 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 carries Union Pacific Railroad in San Benito County (other agency), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the San Benito County Sheriff's Office
The San Benito County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 66 violent and 87 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 586 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 831-801-9225. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at sanbenitocountyca.gov/departments/sheriff-s-office (page title: Office of the Sheriff | San Benito County, CA), phone 831-801-9225, 2301 Technology Parkway Hollister, CA 95023, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in San Benito County
The one city the FBI lists in San Benito County with a reporting agency of its own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Hollister: 129 violent and 232 property crimes reported for 2025; 678 arrests reported for 2025. The Hollister police records page is at hollister.ca.gov/government/departments/police/anonymous_reporting.php, phone (831) 638-4175 (verified September 25, 2026).
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: San Benito County in 2025
The two agencies in San Benito County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 195 violent and 319 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in San Benito County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,264 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 sanbenitocountyca.gov/government/clerk-of-the-board-of-supervisors/... (page title: Public Records Request | San Benito 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 San Benito County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the San Benito 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 San Benito 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 San Benito County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 831-801-9225. 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 San Benito 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.