Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest 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 between September 23, 2026 and October 1, 2026.
Orlando, Florida, in Orange County, has about 335,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Orlando depends on where the incident happened. This guide names each agency, where its records page is and what the Florida Public Records Act (Chapter 119) requires of it.
This guide covers which agency, the city's records page, the sheriff's reports, what the law requires and common questions.
Related guides: Orlando public records, Orange County police reports, Orlando arrest records, Orlando warrants, Orlando inmate search, Orlando property records, Florida arrest records and Florida inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Orlando
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.
Inside Orlando that is the agency that reports to the FBI for the city (filed by the FBI as Orlando Police Department); outside it, the Orange County Sheriff's Office.
The FBI's list also places the Highway Patrol in Orange County in Orange County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
The FBI's agency list also places seven state agencies, one campus police department and one other agency in Orange County, each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Orlando Police
For Orlando, SearchSystems opened and checked the Orlando police records page at orlando.gov/Public-Safety/OPD/OPD-Records-Open-Data/Request-an-Orla... (page title: Request an Orlando Police Department Record | City of Orlando), phone 407.246.2406, 1250 West South Street Orlando, FL 32805, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 25, 2026.
Reports from the Orange County Sheriff's Office
The Orange County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it reported 17,073 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (407) 836-3400. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at netapps.ocfl.net/BestJail/Home/Inmates (page title: Inmates | OCFL), phone (407) 836-3400, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 1, 2026.
What the Florida Public Records Act (Chapter 119) Requires
The Florida Public Records Act (Chapter 119) sets the rules: an answer promptly and in good faith; the statute sets no number of days, at a charge of the copy fees set by statute, plus a special service charge for large requests, from the agency that holds the report.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at orangecountyfl.net/EmergencySafety/FireRescue/PublicRecordsRequests... (page title: Public Records Requests).
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Orlando?
From the agency that took it. The Orlando police records page is at orlando.gov, phone 407.246.2406; the sheriff's reports come from the Orange County Sheriff's Office.
How long does an agency in Orlando have to answer?
Under the Florida Public Records Act (Chapter 119), promptly and in good faith; the statute sets no number of days. It may charge the copy fees set by statute, plus a special service charge for large requests.
Who has a crash report from a state highway in Orlando?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Highway Patrol in Orange County in Orange County.
How do I get a report from the Orange County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (407) 836-3400. Under the Florida Public Records Act (Chapter 119) the answer is due promptly and in good faith; the statute sets no number of days.
Is this the official Orlando website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.