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 9, 2026.
Jerome County, Idaho, has about 26,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Jerome County depends on where the incident happened: the Jerome 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: Jerome County public records, Jerome County arrest records, Jerome County warrants, Jerome County inmate search, Jerome County criminal records, Idaho arrest records and Idaho inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Jerome 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 Jerome County that is the Jerome 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 Jerome County Sheriff's Office
The Jerome County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 31 violent and 59 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 277 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 866-516-0115. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at jeromecountyid.us/194/Jerome-County-Jail (page title: Jerome County Jail | Jerome County, ID), phone 866-516-0115, 2151 S Tiger Drive Jerome, ID 83338, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Jerome County
The one city the FBI lists in Jerome County with a reporting agency of its own:
- Jerome: 49 violent and 57 property crimes reported for 2025; 412 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: Jerome County in 2025
The two agencies in Jerome County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 80 violent and 116 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Jerome County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 689 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.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at jeromecountyid.us/406/Public-Records-Requests (page title: Public Records Requests | Jerome County, ID).
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Jerome County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Jerome 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 Jerome 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 Jerome County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 866-516-0115. 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 Jerome 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.