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.
Lemhi County, Idaho, has about 8,400 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Lemhi County depends on where the incident happened: the Lemhi 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 Lemhi 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 Lemhi County that is the Lemhi 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 Lemhi County Sheriff's Office
The Lemhi County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 7 violent and 4 property crimes reported for 2024 and reported 77 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 208-742-1680. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at lemhicountyidaho.org/222/Sheriff (page title: Sheriff | Lemhi County, ID), phone 208-742-1680, 206 Courthouse Dr. Salmon, ID 83467, Monday through Friday: 7 am to 5 pm., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Lemhi County
The one city the FBI lists in Lemhi County with a reporting agency of its own:
- Salmon: 4 violent and 6 property crimes reported for 2024; 48 arrests reported for 2024.
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: Lemhi County in 2024
The two agencies in Lemhi County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 11 violent and 10 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Lemhi County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 94 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) 742-1276, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Lemhi County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Lemhi 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 Lemhi 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 Lemhi County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 208-742-1680. 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 Lemhi 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.