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.
Malheur County, Oregon, has about 32,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Malheur County depends on where the incident happened: the Malheur 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: Malheur County public records, Malheur County arrest records, Malheur County warrants, Malheur County inmate search, Malheur County criminal records, Oregon arrest records and Oregon inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Malheur 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 Malheur County that is the Malheur 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 Malheur County State Police in Malheur 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 Malheur County Liquor Commission (state agency), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Malheur County Sheriff's Office
The Malheur County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 29 violent and 61 property crimes reported for 2024 and reported 497 arrests for 2024.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at sheriff.malheurco.org (page title: MALHEUR COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE | Our Mission: Provide public safety services to our community with a professi), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Malheur County
The two cities the FBI lists in Malheur County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Ontario: 63 violent and 528 property crimes reported for 2024; 658 arrests reported for 2025.
- Nyssa: 47 arrests reported for 2023.
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: Malheur County in 2024
The two agencies in Malheur County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 92 violent and 589 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Malheur County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 1,132 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 malheurco.org/public-records-request-policy (page title: Public Records Request | Policy | Malheur County Oregon).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, (541) 473-5127, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Malheur County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Malheur 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 Malheur 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 Malheur County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Malheur County State Police in Malheur County.
How do I get a report from the Malheur 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 Malheur 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.