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.
Orange County, Florida, has about 1.5 million residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Orange County depends on where the incident happened: the Orange 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: Orange County public records, Orange County arrest records, Orange County warrants, Orange County inmate search, Orange County property records, Florida arrest records and Florida inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Orange 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 Orange County that is the Orange 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 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 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.
Reports from the City Agencies in Orange County
The 11 cities the FBI lists in Orange County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Orlando. The Orlando police records page is at orlando.gov/Public-Safety/OPD/OPD-Records-Open-Data/Request-an-Orla..., phone 407.246.2406 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Apopka. The Apopka police records page is at apopka.gov/997/Apopka-Police-Records-Division, phone 407-703-1777 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Ocoee. The Ocoee police records page is at ocoee.org/DocumentCenter/View/660/Records-Request-Form-PDF (verified September 25, 2026).
- Winter Garden.
- Winter Park. The Winter Park police records page is at cityofwinterpark.org/departments/police/contact/public-records, phone 407-758-3490 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Maitland. The Maitland police records page is at maitlandfl.gov/331/Police-Records, phone 407-539-6261 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Belle Isle. The Belle Isle police records page is at belleislefl.gov/police/page/file-police-report, phone 407-240-2473 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Oakland: 58 arrests reported for 2020.
- Windermere.
- Edgewood: 81 arrests reported for 2025.
- Eatonville.
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.
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 orangecountyfl.net/EmergencySafety/FireRescue/PublicRecordsRequests... (page title: Public Records Requests).
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Orange County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Orange 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 Orange 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 Orange County?
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 Orange 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.