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.
Clatsop County, Oregon, has about 41,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Clatsop County depends on where the incident happened: the Clatsop 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: Clatsop County public records, Clatsop County arrest records, Clatsop County warrants, Clatsop County inmate search, Clatsop County criminal records, Oregon arrest records and Oregon inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Clatsop 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 Clatsop County that is the Clatsop 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 Clatsop County State Police in Clatsop 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 Clatsop County Liquor Commission (state agency), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Clatsop County Sheriff's Office
The Clatsop County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 16 violent and 104 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 184 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at apps.clatsopcounty.gov/jail (page title: Clatsop County Jail Roster), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Clatsop County
The five cities the FBI lists in Clatsop County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Astoria: 31 violent and 148 property crimes reported for 2025; 379 arrests reported for 2025. The Astoria police records page is at astoria.gov/records.aspx, phone 503-338-6433 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Seaside: 20 violent and 289 property crimes reported for 2025; 279 arrests reported for 2025.
- Warrenton: 21 violent and 236 property crimes reported for 2025; 272 arrests reported for 2025.
- Gearhart: 8 arrests reported for 2023.
- Cannon Beach: 1 violent and 22 property crimes reported for 2025; 31 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: Clatsop County in 2025
The five agencies in Clatsop County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 89 violent and 799 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the five agencies in Clatsop County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,145 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
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 clatsopcountyor.nextrequest.com (page title: Public Records RequestsNextRequest | Modern FOIA & Public Records Request Software).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, 503-325-8581, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Clatsop County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Clatsop 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 Clatsop 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 Clatsop County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Clatsop County State Police in Clatsop County.
How do I get a report from the Clatsop 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 Clatsop 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.