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 Bernardino County, California, has about 2.2 million residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from San Bernardino County depends on where the incident happened: the San Bernardino 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 Bernardino 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 San Bernardino County that is the San Bernardino 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 ten offices in San Bernardino County; a report taken on a state highway by one of them comes from that agency's own records office.
The FBI's agency list also places three campus police departments, five other agencies and two state agencies in San Bernardino County, each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Office
The San Bernardino County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 1,315 violent and 3,296 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 10,411 arrests for 2022.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (213) 894-2485. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at jimsnetil.shr.sbcounty.gov/bookingsearch.aspx (page title: County of San Bernardino Inmate Locator), phone (213) 894-2485, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in San Bernardino County
The 24 cities the FBI lists in San Bernardino County with a reporting agency of their own, the largest twelve first, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- San Bernardino: 2,014 violent and 5,544 property crimes reported for 2025; 6,067 arrests reported for 2023.
- Fontana: 539 violent and 2,508 property crimes reported for 2025; 5,353 arrests reported for 2025. The Fontana police records page is at fontanaca.gov/417/Police-Reports, phone (909) 356-7103 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Ontario: 458 violent and 2,998 property crimes reported for 2025; 3,624 arrests reported for 2023. The Ontario police records page is at ontarioca.gov/government/police/divisions/administrative-services/r... (verified September 25, 2026).
- Rancho Cucamonga: 413 violent and 2,641 property crimes reported for 2025; 4,866 arrests reported for 2022. The Rancho Cucamonga police department's page is at cityofrc.us/RCPD, phone (909) 941-1488 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Victorville: 1,053 violent and 1,830 property crimes reported for 2025; 3,293 arrests reported for 2022.
- Rialto: 613 violent and 2,195 property crimes reported for 2025; 3,434 arrests reported for 2023. The Rialto police department's page is at rialtopolice.com/support-services, phone (909)820-2550 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Hesperia: 474 violent and 1,197 property crimes reported for 2025; 2,156 arrests reported for 2022.
- Chino: 307 violent and 1,926 property crimes reported for 2025; 2,913 arrests reported for 2025. The Chino police records page is at cityofchino.org/280/Obtaining-a-Police-Report (verified September 25, 2026).
- Upland: 266 violent and 1,203 property crimes reported for 2025; 2,219 arrests reported for 2025. The Upland police records page is at uplandca.gov/police/servicescommunity/police/services/records.php, phone (909)946-7624 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Chino Hills: 56 violent and 567 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,150 arrests reported for 2022. The Chino Hills police records page is at cityofchino.org/280/Obtaining-a-Police-Report (verified September 25, 2026).
- Apple Valley: 363 violent and 1,029 property crimes reported for 2025; 2,131 arrests reported for 2022.
- Redlands: 203 violent and 1,478 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,276 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.
The rest: Highland, Yucaipa, Colton, Adelanto, Montclair, Twentynine Palms, Loma Linda, Barstow, Yucca Valley, Grand Terrace, Big Bear Lake and Needles.
How Many Reports: San Bernardino County in 2025
The 25 agencies in San Bernardino County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 9,885 violent and 33,798 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the seven agencies in San Bernardino County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 16,078 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 arc.sbcounty.gov/public-records-request (page title: Public Records Request | San Bernardino County Assessor).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, (909) 382-3800, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in San Bernardino County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the San Bernardino 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 Bernardino 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 San Bernardino County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Highway Patrol's ten offices in San Bernardino County.
How do I get a report from the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (213) 894-2485. 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 Bernardino 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.