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.
Tehama County, California, has about 64,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Tehama County depends on where the incident happened: the Tehama 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: Tehama County public records, Tehama County arrest records, Tehama County warrants, Tehama County criminal records, Tehama County court records, California arrest records and California inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Tehama 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 Tehama County that is the Tehama 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 Red Bluff Area Office and the Highway Patrol at Cottonwood Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Facility in Tehama 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 Union Pacific Railroad in Tehama County (other agency) and California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection at Tehama-Glenn (state agency), each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Tehama County Sheriff's Office
The Tehama County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 81 violent and 213 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 310 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit.
Reports from the City Agencies in Tehama County
The two cities the FBI lists in Tehama County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Red Bluff: 169 violent and 433 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,035 arrests reported for 2025. The Red Bluff police records page is at rbpd.org/how_do_i/file_report_online/index.php, phone 530-527-3131 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Corning: 46 violent and 94 property crimes reported for 2025; 393 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: Tehama County in 2025
The three agencies in Tehama County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 296 violent and 740 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the three agencies in Tehama County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,738 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, (530) 527-3053, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Tehama County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Tehama 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 Tehama 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 Tehama County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Highway Patrol's Red Bluff Area Office and the Highway Patrol at Cottonwood Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Facility in Tehama County.
How do I get a report from the Tehama 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 Tehama 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.