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 2, 2026.
Okaloosa County, Florida, has about 220,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Okaloosa County depends on where the incident happened: the Okaloosa 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: Okaloosa County public records, Okaloosa County arrest records, Okaloosa County warrants, Okaloosa County inmate search, Okaloosa County criminal records, Florida arrest records and Florida inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Okaloosa 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 Okaloosa County that is the Okaloosa 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 Okaloosa County in Okaloosa 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 and one campus police department in Okaloosa County, each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office
The Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office is the county agency.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (850) 689-5690. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at townofgreenwood.org/pt1_type/okaloosa-county-jail (page title: Okaloosa County Jail Inmate Search, Visitation, Mugshots | Records Search), phone (850) 689-5690, 1200 East James Lee Boulevard Crestview, FL 32539, Tuesday - Friday, 10:00 a.m. - 4:40 p.m., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 27, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Okaloosa County
The five cities the FBI lists in Okaloosa County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Crestview: 49 violent and 182 property crimes reported for 2025; 787 arrests reported for 2024.
- Fort Walton Beach: 113 violent and 355 property crimes reported for 2025; 408 arrests reported for 2025.
- Niceville: 6 violent and 32 property crimes reported for 2025; 93 arrests reported for 2025. The Niceville police records page is at nicevillefl.gov/374/Police-Records (verified September 25, 2026).
- Valparaiso: 4 violent and 5 property crimes reported for 2025; 2 arrests reported for 2025.
- Shalimar.
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: Okaloosa County in 2025
The four agencies in Okaloosa County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 172 violent and 574 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the three agencies in Okaloosa County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 503 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
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 sheriff-okaloosa.org/quick-links/public-records (page title: Public Records Requests | Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office).
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Okaloosa County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Okaloosa 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 Okaloosa 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 Okaloosa County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Highway Patrol in Okaloosa County in Okaloosa County.
How do I get a report from the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (850) 689-5690. 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 Okaloosa 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.