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 Joaquin County, California, has about 816,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from San Joaquin County depends on where the incident happened: the San Joaquin 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 Joaquin 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 Joaquin County that is the San Joaquin 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 at Delta Regional Auto Theft Team and the Highway Patrol's Stockton and Tracy Area Offices in San Joaquin 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 San Joaquin Delta College (campus police) and the Stockton Unified School District and Union Pacific Railroad in San Joaquin County (other agency), each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office
The San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 700 violent and 1,938 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 2,582 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at wic.sjgov.org (page title: Who is in Custody), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in San Joaquin County
The seven cities the FBI lists in San Joaquin County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Stockton: 3,353 violent and 7,563 property crimes reported for 2025; 5,264 arrests reported for 2025. The Stockton police records page is at stocktonusdpolice.org/support-services/record-requests, phone (209) 933-7085 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Tracy: 197 violent and 1,367 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,476 arrests reported for 2025.
- Manteca: 326 violent and 1,307 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,927 arrests reported for 2025.
- Lodi: 341 violent and 1,535 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,828 arrests reported for 2025.
- Lathrop: 90 violent and 474 property crimes reported for 2025; 528 arrests reported for 2025. The Lathrop police records page is at ci.lathrop.ca.us/police/page/police-records-unit, phone (209) 647-6400 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Ripon: 25 violent and 103 property crimes reported for 2025; 272 arrests reported for 2025.
- Escalon: 12 violent and 59 property crimes reported for 2025; 207 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: San Joaquin County in 2025
The eight agencies in San Joaquin County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 5,044 violent and 14,346 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the eight agencies in San Joaquin County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 14,084 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.
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 Joaquin County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the San Joaquin 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 Joaquin 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 Joaquin County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Highway Patrol at Delta Regional Auto Theft Team and the Highway Patrol's Stockton and Tracy Area Offices in San Joaquin County.
How do I get a report from the San Joaquin 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 Joaquin 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.