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.
Josephine County, Oregon, has about 88,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Josephine County depends on where the incident happened: the Josephine 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: Josephine County public records, Josephine County arrest records, Josephine County warrants, Josephine County inmate search, Josephine County criminal records, Oregon arrest records and Oregon inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Josephine 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 Josephine County that is the Josephine 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 Josephine County State Police in Josephine 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 Josephine County Liquor Commission (state agency), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Josephine County Sheriff's Office
The Josephine County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 74 violent and 178 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 458 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at josephinecounty.gov/government/sheriff/jail/index.php (page title: Jail), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Josephine County
The one city the FBI lists in Josephine County with a reporting agency of its own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Grants Pass: 146 violent and 892 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,559 arrests reported for 2025. The Grants Pass police records page is at grantspassoregon.gov/577/Police-Report-Request, phone 541-450-6260 (verified September 26, 2026).
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: Josephine County in 2025
The two agencies in Josephine County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 220 violent and 1,070 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Josephine County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,017 arrests to the FBI that year, 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 josephinecounty.gov/i_want_to_/find___learn_about/public_informatio... (page title: Josephine County, OR).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, (541) 474-5200, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Josephine County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Josephine 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 Josephine 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 Josephine County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Josephine County State Police in Josephine County.
How do I get a report from the Josephine 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 Josephine 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.