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 October 2, 2026.
Gem County, Idaho, has about 22,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Gem County depends on where the incident happened: the Gem 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: Gem County public records, Gem County arrest records, Gem County warrants, Gem County inmate search, Gem County criminal records, Idaho arrest records and Idaho inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Gem 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 Gem County that is the Gem 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 Gem County Sheriff's Office
The Gem County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 13 violent and 17 property crimes reported for 2023 and reported 273 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (208) 365-3521. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at gemcounty.org/departments_offices/county_sheriff/index.php (page title: Gem County, ID), phone (208) 365-3521, mony Email (208)477-2025 7:00am to 5:00pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Gem County
The one city the FBI lists in Gem County with a reporting agency of its own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Emmett: 38 violent and 51 property crimes reported for 2023; 80 arrests reported for 2025. The Emmett police records page is at cityofemmett.org/pd-public-records-requests, phone 208-365-6055 (verified September 26, 2026).
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: Gem County in 2023
The two agencies in Gem County with all twelve months of 2023 on file reported 51 violent and 68 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Gem County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 353 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 Gem County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Gem 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 Gem 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 Gem County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (208) 365-3521. 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 Gem 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.