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.
Santa Rosa County, Florida, has about 208,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Santa Rosa County depends on where the incident happened: the Santa Rosa 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: Santa Rosa County public records, Santa Rosa County arrest records, Santa Rosa County warrants, Santa Rosa County inmate search, Santa Rosa County criminal records, Florida arrest records and Florida inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Santa Rosa 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 Santa Rosa County that is the Santa Rosa 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 Santa Rosa County in Santa Rosa 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 Santa Rosa County, each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office
The Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 268 violent and 925 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 2,751 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at santarosasheriff.org/jail-view (page title: Jail View | Jail Database | Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Santa Rosa County
The three cities the FBI lists in Santa Rosa County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Milton: 14 violent and 42 property crimes reported for 2025.
- Gulf Breeze: 4 violent and 12 property crimes reported for 2025; 413 arrests reported for 2024. The Gulf Breeze police records page is at cityofgulfbreeze.us/police-public-record, phone (850) 934-5100 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Jay: 3 arrests reported for 2020.
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: Santa Rosa County in 2025
The three agencies in Santa Rosa County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 286 violent and 979 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Santa Rosa County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 3,598 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 santarosa.fl.gov/FormCenter/Public-Record-Request-10/Submit-a-Publi... (page title: Form Center, Submit a Public Records Request).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the State Attorney handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Santa Rosa County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Santa Rosa 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 Santa Rosa 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 Santa Rosa County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Highway Patrol in Santa Rosa County in Santa Rosa County.
How do I get a report from the Santa Rosa 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 Santa Rosa 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.