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.
Gilliam County, Oregon, has about 2,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Gilliam County depends on where the incident happened: the Gilliam 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, cities, how many reports, what the law requires and common questions.
Related guides: Gilliam County public records, Gilliam County arrest records, Gilliam County warrants, Gilliam County inmate search, Gilliam County criminal records, Oregon arrest records and Oregon inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Gilliam 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 Gilliam County that is the Gilliam 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 Gilliam County State Police in Gilliam 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 Gilliam County Liquor Commission (state agency), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Gilliam County Sheriff's Office
The Gilliam County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 5 violent and 41 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 62 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 541-351-9530. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at gilliamcountyor.gov/government/offices/sheriff/index.php (page title: Gilliam County, OR), phone 541-351-9530, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Cities in Gilliam County
The FBI lists no city in Gilliam County with a reporting agency of its own.
The cities and towns in the county are Condon, Arlington and Lonerock.
How Many Reports: Gilliam County in 2025
The one agency in Gilliam County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 5 violent and 41 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
The Gilliam County Sheriff's Office reported 62 arrests to the FBI for 2025, 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 gilliamcountyor.gov/how_do_i/public_records_request/index.php (page title: Gilliam County, OR).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, 541-351-9500, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Gilliam County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Gilliam 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 Gilliam 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 Gilliam County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Gilliam County State Police in Gilliam County.
How do I get a report from the Gilliam County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 541-351-9530. 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 Gilliam 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.