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 23, 2026 and October 2, 2026.
Washington County, Minnesota, has about 284,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Washington County depends on where the incident happened: the Washington 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 Minnesota Government Data Practices 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.
Related guides: Washington County public records, Washington County arrest records, Washington County warrants, Washington County inmate search, Washington County criminal records, Minnesota arrest records and Minnesota inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Washington 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 Washington County that is the Washington 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 Hastings Police Department and the White Bear Lake Police Department are each listed by the FBI across several counties including Washington County, so their arrests are not broken out for Washington County here.
Reports from the Washington County Sheriff's Office
The Washington County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 43 violent and 298 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 772 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 651-430-7900. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at washingtoncountymn.gov/3220/Daily-Jail-Booking-Report (page title: Daily Jail Booking Report | Washington County, MN), phone 651-430-7900, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Washington County
The eight cities the FBI lists in Washington County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Woodbury: 61 violent and 944 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,249 arrests reported for 2025.
- Cottage Grove: 28 violent and 271 property crimes reported for 2025; 651 arrests reported for 2025.
- Oakdale: 44 violent and 440 property crimes reported for 2025; 449 arrests reported for 2025. The Oakdale police records page is at oakdalemn.gov/287/Police-Reports, phone 651-738-1025 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Forest Lake: 11 violent and 240 property crimes reported for 2025; 286 arrests reported for 2025. The Forest Lake police records page is at ci.forest-lake.mn.us/m/directory/employee?eid=57, phone 651-439-9381 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Stillwater: 15 violent and 167 property crimes reported for 2025; 304 arrests reported for 2025. The Stillwater police records page is at stillwatermn.gov/city-government/departments/police/2022-record-req... (verified September 25, 2026).
- St. Paul Park: 8 violent and 31 property crimes reported for 2025; 48 arrests reported for 2025.
- Oak Park Heights: 6 violent and 100 property crimes reported for 2025; 153 arrests reported for 2025.
- Bayport: 0 violent and 10 property crimes reported for 2025; 32 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: Washington County in 2025
The nine agencies in Washington County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 216 violent and 2,501 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the nine agencies in Washington County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 3,944 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
What the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act Requires
Under the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act the agency must answer a request promptly, within a reasonable time, and it may charge copying, and staff time for requests over 100 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 washingtoncountysheriffmn.nextrequest.com (page title: Open Public Law Enforcement RecordsNextRequest | Modern FOIA & Public Records Request Software).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the County Attorney, 651-430-6115, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Washington County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Washington County Sheriff's Office for its own arrests, or the agency that reports for the city where it happened. Under the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act the answer is due promptly, within a reasonable time.
How long does an agency in Washington County have to answer?
Under the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act, promptly, within a reasonable time. It may charge copying, and staff time for requests over 100 pages.
How do I get a report from the Washington County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 651-430-7900. Under the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act the answer is due promptly, within a reasonable time.
Is this the official Washington 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.