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.
Washoe County, Nevada, has about 507,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Washoe County depends on where the incident happened: the Washoe 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: Washoe County public records, Washoe County arrest records, Washoe County warrants, Washoe County inmate search, Washoe County criminal records, Nevada arrest records and Nevada inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Washoe 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 Washoe County that is the Washoe 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 agency list also places four other agencies, two state agencies and one campus police department in Washoe County, each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Washoe County Sheriff's Office
The Washoe County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it reported 3,130 arrests for 2024.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 775-328-3062. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at washoecounty.gov/defender/faq/gen12.php (page title: How do I find someone who is in the Washoe County jail? | Washoe County), phone 775-328-3062, 1001 E 9th St, Reno, NV 89512, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Washoe County
The two cities the FBI lists in Washoe County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Reno: 1,575 violent and 6,714 property crimes reported for 2025; 12,119 arrests reported for 2025. The Reno police records page is at reno.gov/police/bureaus/support-services-bureau/records-section/ind..., phone 775-334-2155 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Sparks: 409 violent and 2,540 property crimes reported for 2025; 3,727 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: Washoe County in 2025
The two agencies in Washoe County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,984 violent and 9,254 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Washoe County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 15,846 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 washoecounty.gov/311/public-records-request.php (page title: Public Records Request | Washoe County).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, 775.789.7100, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Washoe County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Washoe 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 Washoe 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 Washoe County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 775-328-3062. Under the Nevada Public Records Act the answer is due within 5 business days.
Is this the official Washoe 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.