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 between September 23, 2026 and October 9, 2026.
Lee County, Florida, has about 861,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Lee County depends on where the incident happened: the Lee 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, how many reports, what the law requires and common questions.
Related guides: Lee County public records, Lee County arrest records, Lee County warrants, Lee County inmate search, Lee County criminal records, Florida arrest records and Florida inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Lee 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 Lee County that is the Lee 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 Lee County in Lee 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 one other agency, seven state agencies and two campus police departments in Lee County, each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Lee County Sheriff's Office
The Lee County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 977 violent and 3,870 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 13,047 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at sheriffleefl.org/arrest-search (page title: Arrest Search | Lee County Sheriff's Office), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 4, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Lee County
The three cities the FBI lists in Lee County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Cape Coral: 2,654 arrests reported for 2022.
- Fort Myers: 459 violent and 1,103 property crimes reported for 2025; 2,238 arrests reported for 2025. The Fort Myers police department's page is at fortmyers.gov/m/directory/department?did=34, phone 239-321-7700 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Sanibel: 5 violent and 44 property crimes reported for 2025; 131 arrests reported for 2025. The Sanibel police department's page is at mysanibel.com/283/Police, phone 239-472-3111 (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: Lee County in 2025
The three agencies in Lee County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,441 violent and 5,017 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the three agencies in Lee County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 15,416 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
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 leegov.com/publicrecords (page title: Public Records Request Center).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the State Attorney, (941) 637-2104, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Lee County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Lee 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 Lee 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 Lee County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Highway Patrol in Lee County in Lee County.
How do I get a report from the Lee County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit. 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 Lee 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.