Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest 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 4, 2026.
Grant County, Oregon, has about 7,100 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Grant County depends on where the incident happened: the Grant 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, what the law requires and common questions.
Related guides: Grant County public records, Grant County arrest records, Grant County warrants, Grant County inmate search, Grant County criminal records, Oregon arrest records and Oregon inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Grant 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 Grant County that is the Grant 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 Grant County State Police in Grant 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 Grant County Liquor Commission (state agency), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Grant County Sheriff's Office
The Grant County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it reported 1,171 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 541-575-1134. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at grantcountyoregon.net/265/Jail (page title: Jail | Grant County, OR), phone 541-575-1134, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 4, 2026.
Cities in Grant County
The FBI lists no city in Grant County with a reporting agency of its own.
The cities and towns in the county are John Day, Prairie City, Canyon City, Mount Vernon, Long Creek, Seneca, Dayville, Monument and Granite.
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 grantcountyoregon.net/538/Public-Records-Request (page title: Public Records Request | Grant County, OR).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, 541-575-0146, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Grant County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Grant 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 Grant 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 Grant County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Grant County State Police in Grant County.
How do I get a report from the Grant County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 541-575-1134. 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 Grant 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.