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 23, 2026.
Ogle County, Illinois, has about 51,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Ogle County depends on where the incident happened: the Ogle 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 Illinois Freedom of Information 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 Ogle 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 Ogle County that is the Ogle 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.
The Rockford Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Ogle County, so its arrests are not broken out for Ogle County here.
Reports from the Ogle County Sheriff's Office
The Ogle County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 18 violent and 60 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 485 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at oglecountyil.gov/departments/sheriff/jail/inmate_information.php (page title: Inmate Information), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Ogle County
The six cities the FBI lists in Ogle County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Rochelle: 22 violent and 65 property crimes reported for 2025; 239 arrests reported for 2025.
- Byron: 2 violent and 1 property crimes reported for 2025; 20 arrests reported for 2025.
- Oregon: 5 violent and 43 property crimes reported for 2025; 64 arrests reported for 2025.
- Mount Morris: 0 arrests reported for 2020.
- Polo: 5 violent and 2 property crimes reported for 2025; 14 arrests reported for 2025.
- Forreston: 3 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: Ogle County in 2025
The five agencies in Ogle County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 52 violent and 171 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the five agencies in Ogle County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 822 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
What the Illinois Freedom of Information Act Requires
Under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act the agency must answer a request within 5 business days, with one 5-day extension, and it may charge copying only after the first 50 pages. 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 oglecountyil.gov/county/transparency/freedom_of_information_act_(fo... (page title: Welcome to Ogle County, IL).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the State's Attorney, 815-732-1170, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Ogle County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Ogle County Sheriff's Office for its own arrests, or the agency that reports for the city where it happened. Under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act the answer is due within 5 business days, with one 5-day extension.
How long does an agency in Ogle County have to answer?
Under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act, within 5 business days, with one 5-day extension. It may charge copying only after the first 50 pages.
How do I get a report from the Ogle County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit. Under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act the answer is due within 5 business days, with one 5-day extension.
Is this the official Ogle 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.