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 September 26, 2026.
Billings, Montana, in Yellowstone County, has about 121,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Billings depends on where the incident happened. This guide names each agency, where its records page is and what the Montana Public Records Act requires of it.
This guide covers which agency, the city's records page, the sheriff's reports, what the law requires and common questions.
Related guides: Billings public records, Yellowstone County police reports, Billings arrest records, Billings warrants, Billings inmate search, Billings criminal records, Montana arrest records and Montana inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Billings
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.
Inside Billings that is the agency that reports to the FBI for the city (filed by the FBI as Billings Police Department); outside it, the Yellowstone County Sheriff's Office.
The FBI's list also carries Montana State University at Billings (campus police), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Billings Police
For Billings, SearchSystems opened and checked the Billings police records page at billingsmt.gov/2853/Order-Police-Reports (page title: Order Police Reports | City of Billings, MT), phone (406) 657-8460, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 26, 2026.
The agency that reports for Billings had 935 violent and 3,083 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 3,930 arrests for 2025.
Reports from the Yellowstone County Sheriff's Office
The Yellowstone County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 183 violent and 436 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 787 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at yellowstonecountymt.gov/sheriff/detention/dcsearch.asp (page title: Yellowstone County, Montana), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
What the Montana Public Records Act Requires
The Montana Public Records Act sets the rules: an answer in a timely manner; the statute sets no number of days, at a charge of the actual cost of fulfilling the request, from the agency that holds the report.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the County Attorney, 406-256-2832, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Billings?
From the agency that took it. The Billings police records page is at billingsmt.gov/2853/Order-Police-Reports, phone (406) 657-8460; the sheriff's reports come from the Yellowstone County Sheriff's Office.
How long does an agency in Billings have to answer?
Under the Montana Public Records Act, in a timely manner; the statute sets no number of days. It may charge the actual cost of fulfilling the request.
How do I get a report from the Yellowstone County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit. Under the Montana Public Records Act the answer is due in a timely manner; the statute sets no number of days.
Is this the official Billings website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.