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.
Shasta County, California, has about 181,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Shasta County depends on where the incident happened: the Shasta 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 Shasta 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 Shasta County that is the Shasta 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 Northern Division, the Highway Patrol's Northern Investigative Services Unit and the Highway Patrol's Redding Area Office in Shasta 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 California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection's Northern Region (state agency) and Union Pacific Railroad in Shasta County and the Shasta County Marshal (other agency), each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Shasta County Sheriff's Office
The Shasta County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 243 violent and 369 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 1,084 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at shastacounty.gov/sheriff/page/incustody (page title: In Custody | Shasta County CA), a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 403), so open it in a browser.
Reports from the City Agencies in Shasta County
The two cities the FBI lists in Shasta County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Redding: 687 violent and 1,554 property crimes reported for 2025; 7,464 arrests reported for 2025.
- Anderson: 79 violent and 149 property crimes reported for 2025; 613 arrests reported for 2025. The Anderson police records page is at ci.anderson.ca.us/departments/police/citizen_s_online_reporting.php, phone 530-378-6626 (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: Shasta County in 2025
The three agencies in Shasta County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,009 violent and 2,072 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the three agencies in Shasta County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 9,161 arrests to the FBI that year, 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Shasta County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Shasta 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 Shasta 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 Shasta County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Highway Patrol's Northern Division, the Highway Patrol's Northern Investigative Services Unit and the Highway Patrol's Redding Area Office in Shasta County.
How do I get a report from the Shasta 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 Shasta 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.