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 25, 2026.
Woods County, Oklahoma, has about 8,600 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Woods County depends on where the incident happened: the Woods 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: Woods County public records, Woods County arrest records, Oklahoma arrest records and Oklahoma inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Woods 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 Woods County that is the Woods 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 Northwestern Oklahoma State University (campus police), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Woods County Sheriff's Office
The Woods County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 6 violent and 43 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 34 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit.
Reports from the City Agencies in Woods County
The two cities the FBI lists in Woods County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Alva: 5 violent and 38 property crimes reported for 2025; 49 arrests reported for 2025.
- Waynoka: 0 violent and 2 property crimes reported for 2025; 1 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: Woods County in 2025
The three agencies in Woods County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 11 violent and 83 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the three agencies in Woods County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 84 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 Woods County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Woods 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 Woods 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 Woods County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit. Under the Oklahoma Open Records Act the answer is due promptly; the statute sets no number of days.
Is this the official Woods 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.