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.
Klamath County, Oregon, has about 70,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Klamath County depends on where the incident happened: the Klamath 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: Klamath County public records, Klamath County arrest records, Klamath County warrants, Klamath County inmate search, Klamath County criminal records, Oregon arrest records and Oregon inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Klamath 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 Klamath County that is the Klamath 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 Klamath County State Police in Klamath 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 Klamath County Liquor Commission (state agency), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Klamath County Sheriff's Office
The Klamath County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 195 violent and 478 property crimes reported for 2024 and reported 655 arrests for 2024.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at jailbooking.klamathcounty.org (page title: Web Jail Viewer), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Klamath County
The three cities the FBI lists in Klamath County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Klamath Falls: 106 violent and 593 property crimes reported for 2024; 957 arrests reported for 2025.
- Merrill: 1,171 arrests reported for 2025.
- Malin: 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.
How Many Reports: Klamath County in 2024
The two agencies in Klamath County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 301 violent and 1,071 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the three agencies in Klamath County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 2,869 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 klamathcountyor.nextrequest.com (page title: Open Public RecordsNextRequest | Modern FOIA & Public Records Request Software).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, 541-883-5147, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Klamath County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Klamath 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 Klamath 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 Klamath County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Klamath County State Police in Klamath County.
How do I get a report from the Klamath 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 Klamath 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.