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 September 24, 2026.
Latah County, Idaho, has about 42,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Latah County depends on where the incident happened: the Latah 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.
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Which Agency Holds a Report from Latah 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 Latah County that is the Latah 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 Latah County Sheriff's Office
The Latah County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 13 violent and 59 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 207 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 latahcountyid.gov/sheriff/detention (page title: Detention), phone 866-516-0115, Wednesday from 6:30 to 9:00 PM, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Latah County
The one city the FBI lists in Latah County with a reporting agency of its own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Moscow: 10 violent and 306 property crimes reported for 2025; 477 arrests reported for 2025. The Moscow police records page is at ci.moscow.id.us/DocumentCenter/View/32283/MPD-Public-Records-Request (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: Latah County in 2025
The two agencies in Latah County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 23 violent and 365 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Latah County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 684 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
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.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the Prosecuting Attorney, 208-883-7003, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Latah County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Latah 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 Latah 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 Latah 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 Latah 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.