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.
Sutter County, California, has about 99,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Sutter County depends on where the incident happened: the Sutter 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: Sutter County public records, Sutter County arrest records, Sutter County warrants, Sutter County inmate search, Sutter County criminal records, California arrest records and California inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Sutter 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 Sutter County that is the Sutter 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 Yuba-Sutter Area Office in Sutter County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
The FBI's list also carries Union Pacific Railroad in Sutter County (other agency), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Sutter County Sheriff's Office
The Sutter County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 116 violent and 334 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 1,018 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at suttersheriff.gov/divisions/jail-division/corrections-section/inmat... (page title: Incarcerated Person Custody Status | Sutter County Sheriff, CA), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Sutter County
The one city the FBI lists in Sutter County with a reporting agency of its own:
- Yuba City: 275 violent and 1,025 property crimes reported for 2025; 2,837 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: Sutter County in 2025
The two agencies in Sutter County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 391 violent and 1,359 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Sutter County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 3,855 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 sutter.gov/government/services/public-records-act-pra-request (page title: Public Records Act (PRA) Request | Sutter County, CA).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, (530) 822-7330, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Sutter County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Sutter 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 Sutter 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 Sutter County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Highway Patrol's Yuba-Sutter Area Office in Sutter County.
How do I get a report from the Sutter 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 Sutter 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.