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.
Payette County, Idaho, has about 28,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Payette County depends on where the incident happened: the Payette 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 Payette 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 Payette County that is the Payette 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 Payette County Sheriff's Office
The Payette County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 37 violent and 39 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 462 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (208) 642-6006. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at payettecounty.org/sheriff-s-department-contacts/22-jail-inmate-records (page title: Jail/Inmate Records), phone (208) 642-6006, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Payette County
The two cities the FBI lists in Payette County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Payette: 20 violent and 75 property crimes reported for 2025; 394 arrests reported for 2025.
- Fruitland: 5 violent and 26 property crimes reported for 2025; 302 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: Payette County in 2025
The three agencies in Payette County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 62 violent and 140 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the three agencies in Payette County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,158 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 payettecounty.org/other-resources/forms/summary/22-sheriffs-departm... (page title: Public Records Request (Sheriff's Office) | Download Summary).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the Prosecuting Attorney, (208) 642-6096, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Payette County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Payette 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 Payette 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 Payette County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (208) 642-6006. 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 Payette 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.