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 on September 24, 2026.
Hood River County, Oregon, has about 24,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Hood River County depends on where the incident happened: the Hood River 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: Hood River County public records, Hood River County arrest records, Hood River County warrants, Hood River County inmate search, Hood River County criminal records, Oregon arrest records and Oregon inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Hood River 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 Hood River County that is the Hood River 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 Hood River County State Police in Hood River 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 Hood River County Liquor Commission (state agency), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Hood River County Sheriff's Office
The Hood River County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 12 violent and 100 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 146 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 541-298-1576. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at hoodriversheriff.com/what-we-do/jail-information (page title: Jail Information (NORCOR) | Hood River County Sheriff), phone 541-298-1576, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Hood River County
The one city the FBI lists in Hood River County with a reporting agency of its own:
- Hood River: 7 violent and 159 property crimes reported for 2025; 271 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: Hood River County in 2025
The two agencies in Hood River County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 19 violent and 259 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Hood River County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 417 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.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at hoodrivercounty.gov/public-records-request (page title: Public Records Request | Official Website for Hood River County, OR).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, 541-387-6814, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Hood River County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Hood River 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 Hood River 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 Hood River County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Hood River County State Police in Hood River County.
How do I get a report from the Hood River County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 541-298-1576. 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 Hood River 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.