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.
Yolo County, California, has about 225,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Yolo County depends on where the incident happened: the Yolo 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 Yolo 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 Yolo County that is the Yolo 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 Woodland Area Office in Yolo 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 Yolo County (other agency) and the University of California at Davis (campus police), each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Yolo County Sheriff's Office
The Yolo County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 39 violent and 236 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 954 arrests for 2022.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 877-411-5588. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at yolocountysheriff.com/organization/jail (page title: Detention Services | Yolo County Sheriff’s Office), phone 877-411-5588, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Yolo County
The four cities the FBI lists in Yolo County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Davis: 128 violent and 1,353 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,076 arrests reported for 2025.
- Woodland: 115 violent and 687 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,730 arrests reported for 2025.
- West Sacramento: 185 violent and 967 property crimes reported for 2025; 884 arrests reported for 2025. The West Sacramento police records page is at cityofwestsacramento.org/government/departments/police/documentatio..., phone (916) 617-4900 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Winters: 3 violent and 22 property crimes reported for 2025; 125 arrests reported for 2023.
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: Yolo County in 2025
The five agencies in Yolo County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 470 violent and 3,265 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the three agencies in Yolo County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 3,690 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, 530-666-8180, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Yolo County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Yolo 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 Yolo 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 Yolo County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Highway Patrol's Woodland Area Office in Yolo County.
How do I get a report from the Yolo County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 877-411-5588. 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 Yolo 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.