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.
Silver Bow County, Montana, has about 36,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Silver Bow County depends on where the incident happened: the Butte-Silver Bow 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: Silver Bow County public records, Silver Bow County arrest records, Silver Bow County warrants, Silver Bow County criminal records, Silver Bow County court records, Montana arrest records and Montana inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Silver Bow 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 Silver Bow County that is the Butte-Silver Bow 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 Butte-Silver Bow County Sheriff's Office
The Butte-Silver Bow County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 168 violent and 753 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 1,158 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit.
Cities in Silver Bow County
The FBI lists no city in Silver Bow County with a reporting agency of its own.
The one city in the county is Walkerville.
How Many Reports: Silver Bow County in 2025
The one agency in Silver Bow County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 168 violent and 753 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
The Butte-Silver Bow County Sheriff's Office reported 1,158 arrests to the FBI for 2025, 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 co.silverbow.mt.us/DocumentCenter/View/23396/City-Court-Request-for... (page title: BUTTE CITY COURT REQUEST FOR PUBLIC RECORDS).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the County Attorney, 800-666-6899, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Silver Bow County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Butte-Silver Bow 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 Silver Bow 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 Butte-Silver Bow 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 Silver Bow 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.