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 4, 2026.
Lewis County, Idaho, has about 3,700 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Lewis County depends on where the incident happened: the Lewis 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, cities, how many reports, what the law requires and common questions.
Related guides: Lewis County public records, Lewis County arrest records, Lewis County warrants, Lewis County inmate search, Lewis County criminal records, Idaho arrest records and Idaho inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Lewis 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 Lewis County that is the Lewis 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 Lewis County Sheriff's Office
The Lewis County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 3 violent and 21 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 13 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at lewiscountyid.us/Elected-Officials/Sheriff (page title: Lewis County Sheriff), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 4, 2026.
Cities in Lewis County
The FBI lists no city in Lewis County with a reporting agency of its own.
The cities and towns in the county are Kamiah, Craigmont, Nezperce, Winchester and Reubens.
How Many Reports: Lewis County in 2025
The one agency in Lewis County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 3 violent and 21 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
The Lewis County Sheriff's Office reported 13 arrests to the FBI for 2025, 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.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the Prosecuting Attorney, (208) 937-2271, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Lewis County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Lewis 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 Lewis 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 Lewis 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 Lewis 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.