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.
Gallatin County, Montana, has about 127,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Gallatin County depends on where the incident happened: the Gallatin 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, the cities' reports, how many reports, what the law requires and common questions.
Related guides: Gallatin County public records, Gallatin County arrest records, Gallatin County warrants, Gallatin County criminal records, Gallatin County court records, Montana arrest records and Montana inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Gallatin 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 Gallatin County that is the Gallatin 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 FBI's list also carries Montana State University (campus police), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Gallatin County Sheriff's Office
The Gallatin County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 163 violent and 403 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 647 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit.
Reports from the City Agencies in Gallatin County
The four cities the FBI lists in Gallatin County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Bozeman: 234 violent and 956 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,433 arrests reported for 2025.
- Belgrade: 44 violent and 189 property crimes reported for 2025; 409 arrests reported for 2025.
- Manhattan: 2 violent and 16 property crimes reported for 2025; 25 arrests reported for 2025.
- West Yellowstone: 2 violent and 6 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: Gallatin County in 2025
The five agencies in Gallatin County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 445 violent and 1,570 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the five agencies in Gallatin County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,546 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
What the Montana Public Records Act Requires
Under the Montana Public Records Act the agency must answer a request in a timely manner; the statute sets no number of days, and it may charge the actual cost of fulfilling the request. The request goes to the agency that holds the report, in writing, and does not have to say why the report is wanted.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Gallatin County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Gallatin 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 Gallatin 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 Gallatin 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 Gallatin 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.