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 October 2, 2026.
Douglas County, Oregon, has about 112,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Douglas County depends on where the incident happened: the Douglas 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: Douglas County public records, Douglas County arrest records, Douglas County warrants, Douglas County inmate search, Douglas County criminal records, Oregon arrest records and Oregon inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Douglas County
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.
In Douglas County that is the Douglas 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 Douglas County State Police in Douglas 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 Douglas County Liquor Commission (state agency), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Douglas County Sheriff's Office
The Douglas County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 84 violent and 455 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 1,244 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at jailviewer.douglascountyor.gov/Home/BookingSearchResult (page title: Booking Search Results), a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 403), so open it in a browser.
Reports from the City Agencies in Douglas County
The five cities the FBI lists in Douglas County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Roseburg: 88 violent and 997 property crimes reported for 2025; 2,081 arrests reported for 2025.
- Sutherlin: 29 violent and 158 property crimes reported for 2025; 415 arrests reported for 2025.
- Winston: 8 violent and 112 property crimes reported for 2025; 344 arrests reported for 2025. The Winston police records page is at winstoncity.org/departments/winston-pd/pd-records, phone (541) 679-8706 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Reedsport: 10 violent and 65 property crimes reported for 2025; 127 arrests reported for 2025.
- Myrtle Creek: 9 violent and 57 property crimes reported for 2025; 119 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: Douglas County in 2025
The six agencies in Douglas County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 228 violent and 1,844 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the six agencies in Douglas County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 4,330 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Douglas County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Douglas 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 Douglas 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 Douglas County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Douglas County State Police in Douglas County.
How do I get a report from the Douglas 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 Douglas 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.