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.
Stanislaus County, California, has about 557,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Stanislaus County depends on where the incident happened: the Stanislaus 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 Stanislaus 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 Stanislaus County that is the Stanislaus 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 Stanislaus County Auto Theft Task Force and the Highway Patrol's Modesto Area Office in Stanislaus 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 State University at Stanislaus (campus police) and Union Pacific Railroad in Stanislaus County (other agency), each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Stanislaus County Sheriff's Office
The Stanislaus County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 383 violent and 820 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 2,205 arrests for 2023.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at scsdonline.com/online-services/inmates-list (page title: Who’s in Jail | Sheriff's Office), 250 E. Hackett Rd., Modesto, CA 95358, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Stanislaus County
The nine cities the FBI lists in Stanislaus County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Modesto: 1,298 violent and 4,197 property crimes reported for 2025; 10,361 arrests reported for 2025. The Modesto police records page is at modestogov.com/274/Modesto-Police-Records, phone 209-572-9580 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Turlock: 260 violent and 957 property crimes reported for 2025; 2,587 arrests reported for 2025. The Turlock police records page is at ci.turlock.ca.us/policedepartment/services/copyofapolicereportreque..., phone (209) 668-6500 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Ceres: 184 violent and 746 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,129 arrests reported for 2025.
- Riverbank: 30 violent and 383 property crimes reported for 2025; 441 arrests reported for 2023. The Riverbank police department's page is at riverbank.org/161/Police-Department, phone 209-525-7117 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Patterson: 60 violent and 211 property crimes reported for 2025; 490 arrests reported for 2023. The Patterson police department's page is at pattersonca.gov/199/Police-Department, phone 209-892-5071 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Oakdale: 96 violent and 190 property crimes reported for 2025; 732 arrests reported for 2025.
- Newman: 19 violent and 49 property crimes reported for 2025; 173 arrests reported for 2025. The Newman police records page is at cityofnewman.gov/~documents/police-department/records-request/, phone (209) 862-2902 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Waterford: 16 violent and 53 property crimes reported for 2025; 142 arrests reported for 2023.
- Hughson: 7 violent and 34 property crimes reported for 2025; 96 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: Stanislaus County in 2025
The ten agencies in Stanislaus County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,353 violent and 7,640 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the five agencies in Stanislaus County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 14,982 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.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at stanislaus.courts.ca.gov/general-information/public-case-and-hearin... (page title: Judicial Administrative Records Request Form | Superior Court of California | County of Stanislaus).
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 Stanislaus County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Stanislaus 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 Stanislaus 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 Stanislaus County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Highway Patrol at Stanislaus County Auto Theft Task Force and the Highway Patrol's Modesto Area Office in Stanislaus County.
How do I get a report from the Stanislaus 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 Stanislaus 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.