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. The jail figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 24, 2026 and September 30, 2026.
Harney County, Oregon, has about 7,400 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), and arrests there are reported to the FBI by the Harney County Sheriff's Office, two city agencies and two campus, state or other agencies. An arrest leaves the same records whoever makes it: the arresting agency's report, the record of anyone held at the county jail, and, if the District Attorney files charges, a case in the Harney County Circuit Court. This guide says who keeps each one, what it costs and who may see it, with the arrest counts each agency reported.
This guide covers who makes arrests, how many arrests, booking and the jail, finding an arrest, copies, cities and common questions.
Related guides: Harney County public records, Oregon arrest records, Oregon inmate search and Oregon criminal records.
Who Makes Arrests in Harney County
The Harney County Sheriff's Office is the county agency that reports arrests to the FBI for Harney County. It reported 4 arrests for 2021, its latest complete year.
Arrests inside two of the county's cities are reported to the FBI by an agency of the city's own, listed here with the Census population and what each reported:
- Burns, 2,689 residents: 0 arrests reported for 2020.
- Hines, 1,621 residents: 0 arrests reported for 2021.
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.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Harney County: the Harney County Liquor Commission (state agency); the Harney County State Police (state police).
How Many Arrests Each Agency Reports in Harney County
The FBI publishes every agency's monthly arrest counts on the Crime Data Explorer. These are the full-year totals, all offenses, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026; a year with months missing or not reported is left out.
- Harney County Sheriff's Office: 4 for 2021 and 41 for 2019; 2020 is missing months.
- Hines: 0 for 2021 and 0 for 2019; 2020 is missing months.
- Burns: 0 for 2020 and 1 for 2019.
Together, the two agencies with all twelve months of 2021 on file reported 4 arrests that year.
Burns reported only part of 2021 (11 months) and is left out of the totals.
Booking: Where People Arrested in Harney County Are Held
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Harney County is held at the county jail, whichever agency made the arrest, apart from the short stay some city departments' own holding cells allow; a person cited and released at the scene is not booked at all. The jail's record of each person held, with the charges, is a public record of the arrest, and the court file takes over from there.
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 8 people, down from about 20 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 22 beds, and it ran at 91 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Harney County Sheriff's Office at roster.assurances.gov.gh/harney-county-inmate-roster.html (page title: Harney County Inmate Roster), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
That page is the place to look for someone who was booked recently; a person cited and released at the scene, or held only a few hours by a city department, will not be on it.
A sentence of more than a year is served in state prison; the Oregon Department of Corrections lists its inmates at oregon.gov/doc/victim-services/pages/offender-search.aspx.
How to Find Out About an Arrest in Harney County
An arrest in Harney County can be traced in two places, depending on where the case stands: the custody page of the Harney County Sheriff's Office described above, for anyone booked into the county jail; the case index of the Harney County Circuit Court, which shows whether charges were filed and the next court date (the court records page SearchSystems verified is at courts.oregon.gov/how/pages/find.aspx).
Statewide, Oregon eCourt Case Information is the Oregon Judicial Department's online case search, free for basic case information.
Oregon is one of the states that lets anyone look up another person's statewide criminal history: an Open Record Request returns anyone's Oregon conviction record by name, and the subject is told who asked, for $10 a search, through the Oregon State Police. That record shows what agencies reported to the state, which is wider than one county's court index but can lag it.
Getting a Copy of an Arrest Record in Harney County
The report of an arrest is released by the agency that made it; the jail and the court hold their own records of the same event, but not the report. Under the Oregon Public Records Law the agency must answer within 15 business days where practicable, after acknowledging the request within 5, and it may charge the actual cost of making the record available.
- An arrest by the Harney County Sheriff's Office: ask its records unit.
- An arrest in Burns or Hines: the records unit of the agency that reports for that city.
- An arrest by the Harney County Liquor Commission or the Harney County State Police: the records office of the agency involved.
- The court file of a case that was filed: the Harney County Circuit Court, through the court records page at courts.oregon.gov/how/pages/find.aspx.
- Your own statewide record: the same request described above, for your own name.
Cities in Harney County: Who Reports the Arrests
The FBI lists a separate arrest reporting agency for every one of the two cities in Harney County: Burns and Hines.
Wherever in the county the arrest happens, a person kept in custody goes to the county jail and the case goes to the Harney County Circuit Court.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many arrests are made in Harney County each year?
The Harney County Sheriff's Office reported 4 arrests to the FBI for 2021, and the two agencies with every month of 2021 on file reported 4 between them.
How do I find out if someone is in jail in Harney County?
Look on the custody page of the Harney County Sheriff's Office at roster.assurances.gov.gh. It covers people booked into the county jail.
Where are people arrested in Harney County booked?
Those kept in custody go to the county jail, run by the Harney County Sheriff's Office; a person cited and released at the scene is not booked.
Are arrest records public in Harney County?
The court files of criminal cases are public, and so is the statewide criminal history kept by the Oregon State Police: an Open Record Request returns anyone's Oregon conviction record by name, and the subject is told who asked, for $10. The arrest report itself is released by the agency that made the arrest, under the Oregon Public Records Law.
How do I get a copy of an arrest report in Harney County?
From the agency that made the arrest: the Harney 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.
Is this the official Harney 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.