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.
Ventura County, California, has about 835,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Ventura County depends on where the incident happened: the Ventura 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: Ventura County public records, Ventura County arrest records, Ventura County warrants, Ventura County inmate search, Ventura County criminal records, California arrest records and California inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Ventura 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 Ventura County that is the Ventura 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 Coastal Investigative Services Unit, Ventura, the Highway Patrol's Ventura and Moorpark Area Offices and the Highway Patrol at Conejo Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Facility in Ventura 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 three state agencies, one other agency and two campus police departments in Ventura County, each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Ventura County Sheriff's Office
The Ventura County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 192 violent and 636 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 4,780 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (805) 654-3335. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at sheriff.venturacounty.gov/inmate-information/inmate-search (page title: Inmate Search | Ventura Sheriff Official Website), phone (805) 654-3335, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Ventura County
The nine cities the FBI lists in Ventura County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Oxnard: 1,115 violent and 3,280 property crimes reported for 2025; 4,835 arrests reported for 2025.
- Simi Valley: 171 violent and 968 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,569 arrests reported for 2025. The Simi Valley police records page is at simivalley.org/Home/Components/ServiceDirectory/ServiceDirectory/16..., phone (805) 583-6976 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Thousand Oaks: 157 violent and 1,221 property crimes reported for 2025; 2,740 arrests reported for 2025. The Thousand Oaks police department's page is at toaks.gov/publicsafety, phone (805) 449-2100 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Camarillo: 100 violent and 778 property crimes reported for 2025; 2,013 arrests reported for 2025. The Camarillo police department's page is at ci.camarillo.ca.us/departments/police/index.php, phone 805 654 9511 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Moorpark: 36 violent and 228 property crimes reported for 2025; 729 arrests reported for 2025.
- Santa Paula: 111 violent and 209 property crimes reported for 2025; 818 arrests reported for 2025.
- Port Hueneme: 94 violent and 379 property crimes reported for 2025; 506 arrests reported for 2025. The Port Hueneme police department's page is at ci.port-hueneme.ca.us/m/directory/department?did=25, phone 805-986-6530 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Fillmore: 55 violent and 83 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,027 arrests reported for 2025.
- Ojai: 306 arrests reported for 2025. The Ojai police department's page is at ojai.ca.gov/m/directory/department?did=10, phone 805-646-1414 (verified September 26, 2026).
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: Ventura County in 2025
The ten agencies in Ventura County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,416 violent and 9,748 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the 11 agencies in Ventura County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 23,281 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 venturacounty.gov/county-executive-office/clerk-of-the-board/public... (page title: PRR | County Executive Office).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, (805) 662-1750, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Ventura County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Ventura 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 Ventura 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 Ventura County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Highway Patrol's four offices in Ventura County.
How do I get a report from the Ventura County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (805) 654-3335. 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 Ventura 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.