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 30, 2026.
Deer Lodge County, Montana, has about 9,800 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Deer Lodge County depends on where the incident happened: the Anaconda-Deer Lodge 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 Montana Public Records Act requires of it.
This guide covers which agency, the sheriff's reports, cities, how many reports, what the law requires and common questions.
Related guides: Deer Lodge County public records, Deer Lodge County arrest records, Deer Lodge County warrants, Deer Lodge County criminal records, Deer Lodge County court records, Montana arrest records and Montana inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Deer Lodge 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 Deer Lodge County that is the Anaconda-Deer Lodge 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 Anaconda-Deer Lodge County Sheriff's Office
The Anaconda-Deer Lodge County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 46 violent and 48 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 196 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit.
Cities in Deer Lodge County
The FBI lists no city in Deer Lodge County with a reporting agency of its own.
The one city in the county is Anaconda-Deer Lodge County.
How Many Reports: Deer Lodge County in 2025
The one agency in Deer Lodge County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 46 violent and 48 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
The Anaconda-Deer Lodge County Sheriff's Office reported 196 arrests to the FBI for 2025, and each arrest is a report of its own.
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, 406-563-4019, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Deer Lodge County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Anaconda-Deer Lodge County Sheriff's Office for its own arrests, or the agency that reports for the city where it happened. Under the Montana Public Records Act the answer is due in a timely manner; the statute sets no number of days.
How long does an agency in Deer Lodge County 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 Anaconda-Deer Lodge 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 Deer Lodge 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.