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 October 2, 2026.
Linn County, Oregon, has about 132,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Linn County depends on where the incident happened: the Linn 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: Linn County public records, Linn County arrest records, Linn County warrants, Linn County criminal records, Linn County court records, Oregon arrest records and Oregon inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Linn 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 Linn County that is the Linn 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 Linn County State Police in Linn 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 Linn County Liquor Commission (state agency), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Linn County Sheriff's Office
The Linn County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 112 violent and 537 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 872 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit.
Reports from the City Agencies in Linn County
The three cities the FBI lists in Linn County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Albany: 1,619 arrests reported for 2024.
- Lebanon: 32 violent and 139 property crimes reported for 2025; 417 arrests reported for 2025. The Lebanon police records page is at lebanonoregon.gov/309/Public-Records-Request-Police-Records-On, phone 541-258-4930 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Sweet Home: 28 violent and 201 property crimes reported for 2025; 207 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: Linn County in 2025
The three agencies in Linn County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 172 violent and 877 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the three agencies in Linn County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,496 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Linn County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Linn 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 Linn 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 Linn County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Linn County State Police in Linn County.
How do I get a report from the Linn 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 Linn 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.