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 30, 2026.
McMinnville, Oregon, in Yamhill County, has about 35,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from McMinnville 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 McMinnville
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.
Inside McMinnville that is the agency that reports to the FBI for the city (filed by the FBI as McMinnville Police Department); outside it, the Yamhill County Sheriff's Office.
The FBI's list also places the Yamhill County State Police in Yamhill 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 Yamhill County Liquor Commission (state agency), with a records office of its own.
The Gaston Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Yamhill County, so its arrests are not broken out for Yamhill County here.
Reports from the McMinnville Police
For McMinnville, SearchSystems opened and checked the McMinnville police records page at mcminnvilleoregon.gov/police/page/records-request (page title: Records Request | McMinnville Oregon), phone 503-434-2342, 121 SW Adams St McMinnville, OR 97128, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 26, 2026.
The agency that reports for McMinnville had 58 violent and 461 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 1,275 arrests for 2025.
Reports from the Yamhill County Sheriff's Office
The Yamhill County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 47 violent and 223 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 798 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 503-434-7506. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at co.yamhill.or.us/482/Sheriff (page title: Sheriff | Yamhill County, OR), phone 503-434-7506, 535 NE 5th Street Room 143 McMinnville, OR 97128, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 8:30 am to 5:30 pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
What the Oregon Public Records Law Requires
Under the Oregon Public Records Law the agency must answer a request within 15 business days where practicable, after acknowledging the request within 5, and it may charge the actual cost of making the record available. 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 yamhillcounty.gov/710/Record-Requests (page title: Record Requests | Yamhill County, OR).
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in McMinnville?
From the agency that took it. The McMinnville police records page is at mcminnvilleoregon.gov, phone 503-434-2342; the sheriff's reports come from the Yamhill County Sheriff's Office.
How long does an agency in McMinnville 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 McMinnville?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Yamhill County State Police in Yamhill County.
How do I get a report from the Yamhill County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 503-434-7506. 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 McMinnville 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.