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.
Trinity County, California, has about 16,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Trinity County depends on where the incident happened: the Trinity 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, how many reports, what the law requires and common questions.
Related guides: Trinity County public records, Trinity County arrest records, Trinity County warrants, Trinity County criminal records, Trinity County court records, California arrest records and California inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Trinity 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 Trinity County that is the Trinity 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 Trinity River Area Office in Trinity 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 Trinity County (other agency), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Trinity County Sheriff's Office
The Trinity County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 61 violent and 130 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 159 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit.
How Many Reports: Trinity County in 2025
The one agency in Trinity County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 61 violent and 130 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
The Trinity County Sheriff's Office reported 159 arrests to the FBI for 2025, 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 Trinity County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Trinity 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 Trinity 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 Trinity County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Highway Patrol's Trinity River Area Office in Trinity County.
How do I get a report from the Trinity 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 Trinity 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.