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.
Santa Clara County, California, has about 1.9 million residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Santa Clara County depends on where the incident happened: the Santa Clara 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 Santa Clara 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 Santa Clara County that is the Santa Clara 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 Hollister-Gilroy and San Jose Area Offices and the Highway Patrol at Gilroy Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Facility in Santa Clara 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 one state agency, three other agencies and four campus police departments in Santa Clara County, each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office
The Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 223 violent and 1,364 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 1,752 arrests for 2023.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at sheriff.santaclaracounty.gov/home (page title: Office of the Sheriff | County of Santa Clara), a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 403), so open it in a browser.
Reports from the City Agencies in Santa Clara County
The 15 cities the FBI lists in Santa Clara 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 Jose: 5,024 violent and 23,892 property crimes reported for 2025; 15,093 arrests reported for 2025.
- Sunnyvale: 295 violent and 2,927 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,950 arrests reported for 2025. The Sunnyvale police records page is at sunnyvale.ca.gov/your-government/departments/public-safety/public-s..., phone 408-730-7110 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Santa Clara: 231 violent and 3,482 property crimes reported for 2025; 2,383 arrests reported for 2025.
- Mountain View: 184 violent and 2,133 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,468 arrests reported for 2025. The Mountain View police department's page is at mountainview.gov/our-city/departments/police/general-information, phone (650) 903-6344 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Milpitas: 189 violent and 2,279 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,530 arrests reported for 2025.
- Palo Alto: 107 violent and 1,945 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,369 arrests reported for 2025. The Palo Alto police records page is at paloalto.gov/Departments/Police/Public-Information-Portal/Request-P... (verified September 25, 2026).
- Gilroy: 246 violent and 1,170 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,596 arrests reported for 2025.
- Cupertino: 41 violent and 848 property crimes reported for 2025; 198 arrests reported for 2022.
- Morgan Hill: 102 violent and 649 property crimes reported for 2025; 655 arrests reported for 2025. The Morgan Hill police records page is at morganhill.ca.gov/2214/Request-a-Copy-of-a-Police-Report, phone 408-776-7300 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Campbell: 153 violent and 1,061 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,098 arrests reported for 2025.
- Los Gatos: 32 violent and 420 property crimes reported for 2025; 446 arrests reported for 2025.
- Los Altos: 11 violent and 319 property crimes reported for 2025; 153 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: Saratoga, Los Altos Hills and Monte Sereno.
How Many Reports: Santa Clara County in 2025
The 16 agencies in Santa Clara County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 6,860 violent and 42,683 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the 14 agencies in Santa Clara County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 27,749 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 santaclara.nextrequest.com (page title: Public RecordsNextRequest | Modern FOIA & Public Records Request Software).
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Santa Clara County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Santa Clara 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 Santa Clara 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 Santa Clara County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Highway Patrol's Hollister-Gilroy and San Jose Area Offices and the Highway Patrol at Gilroy Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Facility in Santa Clara County.
How do I get a report from the Santa Clara 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 Santa Clara 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.