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.
Churchill County, Nevada, has about 26,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Churchill County depends on where the incident happened: the Churchill 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 Nevada 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: Churchill County public records, Churchill County arrest records, Churchill County warrants, Churchill County inmate search, Churchill County criminal records, Nevada arrest records and Nevada inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Churchill County
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 Churchill County that is the Churchill 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 Churchill County Sheriff's Office
The Churchill County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 11 violent and 87 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 376 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (888) 268-8463. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at churchillcountynv.gov/633/Detention-Facility (page title: Detention Facility | Churchill County, NV), phone (888) 268-8463, 180 West A Street Fallon, NV 89406, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Churchill County
The one city the FBI lists in Churchill County with a reporting agency of its own:
- Fallon: 23 violent and 143 property crimes reported for 2025; 245 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: Churchill County in 2025
The two agencies in Churchill County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 34 violent and 230 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Churchill County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 621 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
What the Nevada Public Records Act Requires
Under the Nevada Public Records Act the agency must answer a request within 5 business days, and it may charge the actual cost of copying; staff time only for extraordinary requests. The request goes to the agency that holds the report, in writing, and does not have to say why the report is wanted.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, (775) 423-6561, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Churchill County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Churchill 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 Churchill County 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 Churchill County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (888) 268-8463. Under the Nevada Public Records Act the answer is due within 5 business days.
Is this the official Churchill 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.