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 9, 2026.
Lake County, Florida, has about 444,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Lake County depends on where the incident happened: the Lake 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 Florida Public Records Act (Chapter 119) requires of it.
This guide covers which agency, the sheriff's reports, the cities' reports, what the law requires and common questions.
Related guides: Lake County public records, Lake County arrest records, Lake County warrants, Lake County inmate search, Lake County criminal records, Florida arrest records and Florida inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Lake 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 Lake County that is the Lake 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 in Lake County in Lake 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 five state agencies in Lake County, each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Lake County Sheriff's Office
The Lake County Sheriff's Office is the county agency.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 352-343-2101. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at lcso.org/inmate-search (page title: Inmate Search), phone 352-343-2101, 360 W. Ruby St. Tavares, FL 32778, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 1, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Lake County
The 13 cities the FBI lists in Lake County with a reporting agency of their own, the largest twelve first, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Clermont.
- Leesburg: 950 arrests reported for 2025. The Leesburg police records page is at leesburgflorida.gov/my_city/departments/police/records_section/inde..., phone 352-728-9860 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Eustis.
- Groveland.
- Tavares.
- Minneola.
- Mount Dora.
- Lady Lake.
- Mascotte: 406 arrests reported for 2025.
- Fruitland Park.
- Umatilla.
- Astatula.
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.
The rest: Howey-in-the-Hills.
What the Florida Public Records Act (Chapter 119) Requires
Under the Florida Public Records Act (Chapter 119) the agency must answer a request promptly and in good faith; the statute sets no number of days, and it may charge the copy fees set by statute, plus a special service charge for large requests. The request goes to the agency that holds the report, in writing, and does not have to say why the report is wanted.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at lakecountyclerkfl.gov/records/public-records-requests (page title: Public Records Requests).
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Lake County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Lake County Sheriff's Office for its own arrests, or the agency that reports for the city where it happened. Under the Florida Public Records Act (Chapter 119) the answer is due promptly and in good faith; the statute sets no number of days.
How long does an agency in Lake County 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 Lake County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Highway Patrol in Lake County in Lake County.
How do I get a report from the Lake County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 352-343-2101. 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 Lake 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.