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.
Lincoln County, Montana, has about 22,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Lincoln County depends on where the incident happened: the Lincoln 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: Lincoln County public records, Lincoln County arrest records, Lincoln County warrants, Lincoln County inmate search, Lincoln County criminal records, Montana arrest records and Montana inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Lincoln 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 Lincoln County that is the Lincoln 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 Lincoln County Sheriff's Office
The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 28 violent and 34 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 173 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at p2c.lincolnsheriff.org/jailinmates.aspx (page title: Lincoln County Sheriffs Office P2C), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 27, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Lincoln County
The three cities the FBI lists in Lincoln County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Libby: 15 violent and 11 property crimes reported for 2025; 84 arrests reported for 2025.
- Eureka: 0 violent and 14 property crimes reported for 2025; 7 arrests reported for 2025.
- Troy: 4 violent and 9 property crimes reported for 2025; 37 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: Lincoln County in 2025
The four agencies in Lincoln County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 47 violent and 68 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the four agencies in Lincoln County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 301 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.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at lincolncountymt.us/sheriff-home/records-request (page title: Records Request | Lincolncounty Website).
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Lincoln County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Lincoln 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 Lincoln 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 Lincoln 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 Lincoln 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.