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 on October 2, 2026.
Blaine County, Idaho, has about 25,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Blaine County depends on where the incident happened: the Blaine 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 Idaho Public Records Act 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: Blaine County public records, Blaine County arrest records, Blaine County warrants, Blaine County criminal records, Blaine County court records, Idaho arrest records and Idaho inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Blaine County
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.
In Blaine County that is the Blaine 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.
Reports from the Blaine County Sheriff's Office
The Blaine County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 17 violent and 31 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 181 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit.
Reports from the City Agencies in Blaine County
The four cities the FBI lists in Blaine County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Hailey: 27 violent and 43 property crimes reported for 2025; 160 arrests reported for 2025. The Hailey police department's page is at haileycityhall.org/hailey-police-department, phone (208) 788-3531 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Ketchum: 7 violent and 30 property crimes reported for 2025; 106 arrests reported for 2025.
- Bellevue: 0 violent and 10 property crimes reported for 2025; 68 arrests reported for 2025.
- Sun Valley: 2 violent and 2 property crimes reported for 2025; 11 arrests reported for 2025.
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: Blaine County in 2025
The five agencies in Blaine County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 53 violent and 116 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the five agencies in Blaine County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 526 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
What the Idaho Public Records Act Requires
Under the Idaho Public Records Act the agency must answer a request within 3 working days, or 10 when more time is needed, and it may charge copying after the first 100 pages and labor after the first two hours. The request goes to the agency that holds the report, in writing, and does not have to say why the report is wanted.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Blaine County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Blaine County Sheriff's Office for its own arrests, or the agency that reports for the city where it happened. Under the Idaho Public Records Act the answer is due within 3 working days, or 10 when more time is needed.
How long does an agency in Blaine County 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 Blaine County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit. 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 Blaine 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.