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.
Carson City, Nevada, has about 58,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Carson City depends on where the incident happened: the Carson City County Sheriff's Office for the unincorporated city, the agency that reports for the city inside a city. This guide names each agency, where its records page is and what the Nevada Public Records Act requires of it.
This guide covers which agency, the sheriff's reports, how many reports, what the law requires and common questions.
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Which Agency Holds a Report from Carson City
A crime, incident or collision report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, and that agency releases it, not the court, the jail or the prosecutor.
In Carson City that is the Carson City County Sheriff's Office for the unincorporated city 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 Nevada Gaming Control Board in Carson City County and the Capitol Police (state agency), each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Carson City County Sheriff's Office
The Carson City County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 206 violent and 457 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 1,885 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (775) 283-4777. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at carsoncity.gov/government/departments-g-z/sheriff-s-office (page title: Sheriff's Office | Carson City), phone (775) 283-4777, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
How Many Reports: Carson City in 2025
The one agency in Carson City with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 206 violent and 457 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
The Carson City County Sheriff's Office reported 1,885 arrests to the FBI for 2025, and each arrest is a report of its own.
What the Nevada Public Records Act Requires
The Nevada Public Records Act sets the rules: an answer within 5 business days, at a charge of the actual cost of copying; staff time only for extraordinary requests, from the agency that holds the report.
Any other city record goes through the city records request page SearchSystems verified, at carsoncity.gov/services/public-records-requests (page title: Public Records | Carson City).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, 775-887-2072, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Carson City?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Carson City County Sheriff's Office for its own arrests, or the agency that reports for the city where it happened. Under the Nevada Public Records Act the answer is due within 5 business days.
How long does an agency in Carson City have to answer?
Under the Nevada Public Records Act, within 5 business days. It may charge the actual cost of copying; staff time only for extraordinary requests.
How do I get a report from the Carson City County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (775) 283-4777. Under the Nevada Public Records Act the answer is due within 5 business days.
Is this the official Carson City website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.