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.
Washita County, Oklahoma, has about 11,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Washita County depends on where the incident happened: the Washita 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: Washita County public records, Washita County arrest records, Washita County warrants, Washita County inmate search, Oklahoma arrest records and Oklahoma inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Washita 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 Washita County that is the Washita 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 Washita County Sheriff's Office
The Washita County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 11 violent and 21 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 22 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 washitaso.gov/inmate-search (page title: Inmate Search | Washita County Sheriff's Office), phone 877-654-8463, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Washita County
The one city the FBI lists in Washita County with a reporting agency of its own:
- Burns Flat: 2 violent and 5 property crimes reported for 2025; 7 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: Washita County in 2025
The three agencies in Washita County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 21 violent and 34 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the three agencies in Washita County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 85 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
What the Oklahoma Open Records Act Requires
Under the Oklahoma Open Records Act the agency must answer a request promptly; the statute sets no number of days, and it may charge copying at no more than 25 cents a page. The request goes to the agency that holds the report, in writing, and does not have to say why the report is wanted.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Washita County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Washita 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 Washita 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 Washita 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 Washita 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.