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 October 2, 2026.
Elko County, Nevada, has about 54,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Elko County depends on where the incident happened: the Elko 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: Elko County public records, Elko County arrest records, Elko County warrants, Elko County inmate search, Elko County criminal records, Nevada arrest records and Nevada inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Elko 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 Elko County that is the Elko 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 Nevada Gaming Control Board in Elko County (state agency), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Elko County Sheriff's Office
The Elko County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 47 violent and 94 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 373 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (775) 738-3421. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at elkosheriff.com (page title: Elko County Sheriff's Office (NV)), phone (775) 738-3421, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Elko County
The three cities the FBI lists in Elko County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Elko: 79 violent and 198 property crimes reported for 2025; 434 arrests reported for 2025.
- West Wendover: 22 violent and 67 property crimes reported for 2025; 109 arrests reported for 2025.
- Carlin: 6 violent and 11 property crimes reported for 2025; 54 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: Elko County in 2025
The four agencies in Elko County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 154 violent and 370 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the four agencies in Elko County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 970 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.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at elkocountynv.net/public_record/public_records_request.php (page title: Elko County, NV).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, 775-738-3101, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Elko County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Elko 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 Elko 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 Elko County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (775) 738-3421. Under the Nevada Public Records Act the answer is due within 5 business days.
Is this the official Elko 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.