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.
St. Johns County, Florida, has about 335,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from St. Johns County depends on where the incident happened: the St. Johns 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: St. Johns County public records, St. Johns County arrest records, St. Johns County warrants, St. Johns County inmate search, St. Johns County criminal records, Florida arrest records and Florida inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from St. Johns 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 St. Johns County that is the St. Johns 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 St. Johns County in St. Johns 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 other agency in St. Johns County, each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the St. Johns County Sheriff's Office
The St. Johns County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it reported 3,699 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 904.209.1443. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at sjso.org/detention-center (page title: Corrections Division | St. Johns County Sheriff's Office), phone 904.209.1443, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in St. Johns County
The two cities the FBI lists in St. Johns County with a reporting agency of their own:
- St. Augustine: 54 violent and 418 property crimes reported for 2023; 965 arrests reported for 2023.
- St. Augustine Beach: 9 violent and 48 property crimes reported for 2023; 113 arrests reported for 2023.
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: St. Johns County in 2023
The two agencies in St. Johns County with all twelve months of 2023 on file reported 63 violent and 466 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
The St. Johns County Sheriff's Office reported 3,699 arrests to the FBI for 2025, 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.
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 St. Johns County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the St. Johns 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 St. Johns 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 St. Johns County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Highway Patrol in St. Johns County in St. Johns County.
How do I get a report from the St. Johns County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 904.209.1443. 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 St. Johns 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.