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 24, 2026 and September 30, 2026.
Garden City, Idaho, in Ada County, has about 13,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Garden City depends on where the incident happened. This guide names each agency, where its records page is and what the Idaho Public Records Act requires of it.
This guide covers which agency, the city's records page, the sheriff's reports, what the law requires and common questions.
Related guides: Garden City public records, Ada County police reports, Garden City arrest records, Garden City warrants, Garden City inmate search, Garden City criminal records, Idaho arrest records and Idaho inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Garden City
A crime, incident or collision report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, and that agency releases it, not the court, the jail or the prosecutor.
Inside Garden City that is the agency that reports to the FBI for the city (filed by the FBI as Garden City Police Department); outside it, the Ada County Sheriff's Office.
Reports from the Garden City Police
For Garden City, SearchSystems opened and checked the Garden City police records page at gardencityidaho.org/departments/police/police-records (page title: Records Request | City Of Garden City), phone (208) 472-2997, 301 E. 50th Street Garden City, ID 83714, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 26, 2026.
The agency that reports for Garden City had 73 violent and 141 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 586 arrests for 2025.
Reports from the Ada County Sheriff's Office
The Ada County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 210 violent and 474 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 2,384 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (208) 577-3000. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at apps.adacounty.id.gov/sheriff/reports/inmates.aspx (page title: Inmate Roster), phone (208) 577-3000, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
What the Idaho Public Records Act Requires
The Idaho Public Records Act sets the rules: an answer within 3 working days, or 10 when more time is needed, at a charge of copying after the first 100 pages and labor after the first two hours, from the agency that holds the report.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at adacounty.id.gov/about-ada-county/public-records-request (page title: Public Records Request | Ada County).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the Prosecuting Attorney, 208-287-7700, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Garden City?
From the agency that took it. The Garden City police records page is at gardencityidaho.org, phone (208) 472-2997; the sheriff's reports come from the Ada County Sheriff's Office.
How long does an agency in Garden City have to answer?
Under the Idaho Public Records Act, within 3 working days, or 10 when more time is needed. It may charge copying after the first 100 pages and labor after the first two hours.
How do I get a report from the Ada County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (208) 577-3000. Under the Idaho Public Records Act the answer is due within 3 working days, or 10 when more time is needed.
Is this the official Garden City website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.