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.
Washington County, Oklahoma, 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 Washington County depends on where the incident happened: the Washington 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 Oklahoma Open 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: Washington County public records, Washington County arrest records, Washington County warrants, Washington County inmate search, Washington County property records, Oklahoma arrest records and Oklahoma inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Washington 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 Washington County that is the Washington 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 Washington County Sheriff's Office
The Washington County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 14 violent and 72 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 16 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 877-654-8463. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at washingtoncosheriff.com/inmate-search (page title: Inmate Search | Washington County Sheriff's Office), phone 877-654-8463, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Washington County
The three cities the FBI lists in Washington County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Bartlesville: 136 violent and 908 property crimes reported for 2025; 602 arrests reported for 2025. The Bartlesville police records page is at cityofbartlesville.org/departments/police-department/report-a-crime, phone 918.338.4001 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Dewey: 20 violent and 65 property crimes reported for 2025; 41 arrests reported for 2025.
- Ramona: 1 violent and 7 property crimes reported for 2025; 9 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: Washington County in 2025
The four agencies in Washington County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 171 violent and 1,052 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the four agencies in Washington County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 668 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
What the Oklahoma Open Records Act Requires
The Oklahoma Open Records Act sets the rules: an answer promptly; the statute sets no number of days, at a charge of copying at no more than 25 cents a page, from the agency that holds the report.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, (918) 337-2860, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Washington County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Washington County Sheriff's Office for its own arrests, or the agency that reports for the city where it happened. Under the Oklahoma Open Records Act the answer is due promptly; the statute sets no number of days.
How long does an agency in Washington County have to answer?
Under the Oklahoma Open Records Act, promptly; the statute sets no number of days. It may charge copying at no more than 25 cents a page.
How do I get a report from the Washington County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 877-654-8463. Under the Oklahoma Open Records Act the answer is due promptly; the statute sets no number of days.
Is this the official Washington 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.