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.
St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana, has about 40,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from St. John the Baptist Parish depends on where the incident happened: the St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office for the unincorporated parish, the agency that reports for the city inside a city. This guide names each agency, where its records page is and what the Louisiana Public Records Law requires of it.
This guide covers which agency, the sheriff's reports, how many reports, what the law requires and common questions.
Related guides: St. John the Baptist Parish public records, St. John the Baptist Parish arrest records, St. John the Baptist Parish warrants, St. John the Baptist Parish inmate search, St. John the Baptist Parish criminal records, Louisiana arrest records and Louisiana inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from St. John the Baptist Parish
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 St. John the Baptist Parish that is the St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office for the unincorporated parish 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 St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office
The St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 113 violent and 535 property crimes reported for 2024 and reported 1,078 arrests for 2024.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (985) 652-9513. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at stjohnsheriff.org/crime-arrests/parish-prison (page title: Parish Prison | St. John Parish Sheriff's Office), phone (985) 652-9513, 100 Deputy Barton Granier Dr. Laplace, LA 70068, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
How Many Reports: St. John the Baptist Parish in 2024
The one agency in St. John the Baptist Parish with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 113 violent and 535 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
The St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office reported 1,078 arrests to the FBI for 2024, and each arrest is a report of its own.
What the Louisiana Public Records Law Requires
The Louisiana Public Records Law sets the rules: an answer within 3 business days when the record is not immediately available, at a charge of a reasonable fee for copies, from the agency that holds the report.
Any other parish record goes through the parish records request page SearchSystems verified, at sjbparish.gov/Departments/Purchasing-and-Procurement/Public-Records... (page title: Public Records Request Form St. John the Baptist Parish).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, (985)497-8270, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in St. John the Baptist Parish?
From the agency whose officer took it: the St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office for its own arrests, or the agency that reports for the city where it happened. Under the Louisiana Public Records Law the answer is due within 3 business days when the record is not immediately available.
How long does an agency in St. John the Baptist Parish have to answer?
Under the Louisiana Public Records Law, within 3 business days when the record is not immediately available. It may charge a reasonable fee for copies.
How do I get a report from the St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (985) 652-9513. Under the Louisiana Public Records Law the answer is due within 3 business days when the record is not immediately available.
Is this the official St. John the Baptist Parish website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official parish, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.