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.
Tulare County, California, has about 484,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Tulare County depends on where the incident happened: the Tulare 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 Tulare 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 Tulare County that is the Tulare 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 Visalia and Porterville Area Offices in Tulare County; a report taken on a state highway by one of them comes from that agency's own records office.
The FBI's agency list also places two state agencies, one other agency and one campus police department in Tulare County, each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Tulare County Sheriff's Office
The Tulare County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 574 violent and 1,579 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 3,691 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at tularecounty.ca.gov/sheriff (page title: Tulare County Sheriff's Office), a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 403), so open it in a browser.
Reports from the City Agencies in Tulare County
The eight cities the FBI lists in Tulare County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Visalia: 611 violent and 2,597 property crimes reported for 2025; 3,631 arrests reported for 2025.
- Tulare: 350 violent and 1,084 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,885 arrests reported for 2025.
- Porterville: 211 violent and 840 property crimes reported for 2025; 2,812 arrests reported for 2025.
- Dinuba: 154 violent and 485 property crimes reported for 2025; 776 arrests reported for 2025.
- Lindsay: 48 violent and 143 property crimes reported for 2025; 399 arrests reported for 2025.
- Farmersville: 31 violent and 90 property crimes reported for 2025; 257 arrests reported for 2025.
- Exeter: 27 violent and 161 property crimes reported for 2025; 197 arrests reported for 2025. The Exeter police records page is at cityofexeter.ca.gov/departments/exeter-police-department/recordspolice, phone (559) 592-3103 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Woodlake: 45 violent and 105 property crimes reported for 2025; 238 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: Tulare County in 2025
The nine agencies in Tulare County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,051 violent and 7,084 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the nine agencies in Tulare County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 13,886 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Tulare County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Tulare 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 Tulare 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 Tulare County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Highway Patrol's Visalia and Porterville Area Offices in Tulare County.
How do I get a report from the Tulare 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 Tulare 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.