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 1, 2026.
San Francisco County, California, has about 828,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from San Francisco County depends on where the incident happened: the San Francisco 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: San Francisco County public records, San Francisco County arrest records, San Francisco County warrants, San Francisco County inmate search, San Francisco County criminal records, California arrest records and California inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from San Francisco 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 Francisco County that is the San Francisco 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 San Francisco Area Office and the Highway Patrol at Judicial Protection Section, North in San Francisco 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 two campus police departments and two other agencies in San Francisco County, each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the San Francisco County Sheriff's Office
The San Francisco County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it reported 1,152 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at data.sf.gov/Public-Safety/Sheriff-Jail-Bookings/pnsi-p43w (page title: Sheriff Jail Bookings | DataSF), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in San Francisco County
The one city the FBI lists in San Francisco County with a reporting agency of its own:
- San Francisco: 3,964 violent and 24,134 property crimes reported for 2025; 11,341 arrests reported for 2023.
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 Francisco County in 2025
The one agency in San Francisco County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 3,964 violent and 24,134 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
The San Francisco County Sheriff's Office reported 1,152 arrests to the FBI for 2025, 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 sanfranciscopolice.org/get-service/public-records-request-incident-... (page title: Public Records Request (Incident Related Documentation/BWC) | San Francisco Police Department).
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 Francisco County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the San Francisco 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 Francisco 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 Francisco County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Highway Patrol's San Francisco Area Office and the Highway Patrol at Judicial Protection Section, North in San Francisco County.
How do I get a report from the San Francisco 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 San Francisco 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.