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.
Deschutes County, Oregon, has about 212,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Deschutes County depends on where the incident happened: the Deschutes 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.
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Which Agency Holds a Report from Deschutes 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 Deschutes County that is the Deschutes 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 Deschutes County State Police in Deschutes 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 Deschutes County Liquor Commission (state agency), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Deschutes County Sheriff's Office
The Deschutes County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 89 violent and 472 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 978 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (541) 388-6661. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at sheriff.deschutes.org/services/jail/inmate-search (page title: Current Inmate List | Deschutes County Sheriff Office Oregon), phone (541) 388-6661, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Deschutes County
The two cities the FBI lists in Deschutes County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Bend: 210 violent and 1,457 property crimes reported for 2025; 2,587 arrests reported for 2025.
- Redmond: 79 violent and 829 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,108 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: Deschutes County in 2025
The four agencies in Deschutes County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 382 violent and 2,779 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the four agencies in Deschutes County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 4,720 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 deschutescounty.gov/292/Public-Records-Requests (page title: Public Records Requests | Deschutes County, OR).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, (541) 388-6520, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Deschutes County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Deschutes 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 Deschutes 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 Deschutes County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Deschutes County State Police in Deschutes County.
How do I get a report from the Deschutes County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (541) 388-6661. 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 Deschutes 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.