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.
Baker County, Oregon, has about 17,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Baker County depends on where the incident happened: the Baker 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 Oregon Public Records Law 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: Baker County public records, Baker County arrest records, Baker County warrants, Baker County inmate search, Baker County criminal records, Oregon arrest records and Oregon inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Baker 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 Baker County that is the Baker 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 places the Baker County State Police in Baker 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 Baker County Liquor Commission (state agency), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Baker County Sheriff's Office
The Baker County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 9 violent and 97 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 147 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at bakersheriff.org/jaillist.htm (page title: Jail List), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Baker County
The one city the FBI lists in Baker County with a reporting agency of its own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Baker City: 14 violent and 155 property crimes reported for 2025; 228 arrests reported for 2025. The Baker City police department's page is at bakercity.com/Archive.aspx?AMID=84, phone (541) 523-6415 (verified September 26, 2026).
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: Baker County in 2025
The two agencies in Baker County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 23 violent and 252 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Baker County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 375 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
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 bakersheriff.org/recordsrequest.htm (page title: Baker County Sheriff's Office).
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Baker County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Baker County Sheriff's Office for its own arrests, or the agency that reports for the city where it happened. Under the Oregon Public Records Law the answer is due within 15 business days where practicable, after acknowledging the request within 5.
How long does an agency in Baker County 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 Baker County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Baker County State Police in Baker County.
How do I get a report from the Baker 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 Baker 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.