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 September 26, 2026.
Grants Pass, Oregon, in Josephine County, has about 39,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Grants Pass depends on where the incident happened. This guide names each agency, where its records page is and what the Oregon Public Records Law requires of it.
This guide covers which agency, the city's records page, the sheriff's reports, what the law requires and common questions.
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Which Agency Holds a Report from Grants Pass
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.
Inside Grants Pass that is the agency that reports to the FBI for the city (filed by the FBI as Grants Pass Police Department); outside it, the Josephine County Sheriff's Office.
The FBI's list also places the Josephine County State Police in Josephine County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
The FBI's list also carries the Josephine County Liquor Commission (state agency), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Grants Pass Police
For Grants Pass, SearchSystems opened and checked the Grants Pass police records page at grantspassoregon.gov/577/Police-Report-Request (page title: Police Report Request | Grants Pass, OR), phone 541-450-6260, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 26, 2026.
The agency that reports for Grants Pass had 146 violent and 892 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 1,559 arrests for 2025.
Reports from the Josephine County Sheriff's Office
The Josephine County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 74 violent and 178 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 458 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at josephinecounty.gov/government/sheriff/jail/index.php (page title: Jail), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
What the Oregon Public Records Law Requires
The Oregon Public Records Law sets the rules: an answer within 15 business days where practicable, after acknowledging the request within 5, at a charge of the actual cost of making the record available, from the agency that holds the report.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at josephinecounty.gov/i_want_to_/find___learn_about/public_informatio... (page title: Josephine County, OR).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, (541) 474-5200, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Grants Pass?
From the agency that took it. The Grants Pass police records page is at grantspassoregon.gov, phone 541-450-6260; the sheriff's reports come from the Josephine County Sheriff's Office.
How long does an agency in Grants Pass have to answer?
Under the Oregon Public Records Law, within 15 business days where practicable, after acknowledging the request within 5. It may charge the actual cost of making the record available.
Who has a crash report from a state highway in Grants Pass?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Josephine County State Police in Josephine County.
How do I get a report from the Josephine County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit. Under the Oregon Public Records Law the answer is due within 15 business days where practicable, after acknowledging the request within 5.
Is this the official Grants Pass website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.