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.
Multnomah County, Oregon, has about 796,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Multnomah County depends on where the incident happened: the Multnomah 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.
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Which Agency Holds a Report from Multnomah 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 Multnomah County that is the Multnomah 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 Multnomah County State Police in Multnomah County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
The FBI's agency list also places two other agencies, one state agency and one campus police department in Multnomah County, each with a records office of its own.
The Lake Oswego Police Department is listed by the FBI across three counties including Multnomah County, so its arrests are not broken out for Multnomah County here.
Reports from the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office
The Multnomah County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 226 violent and 952 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 3,093 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at mcso.us (page title: Multnomah County Sheriff's Office), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Multnomah County
The two cities the FBI lists in Multnomah County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Portland: 4,435 violent and 32,288 property crimes reported for 2025; 13,412 arrests reported for 2025. The Portland police records page is at portland.gov/police/divisions/records, phone 503-823-0756 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Gresham: 401 violent and 2,592 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,902 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: Multnomah County in 2025
The three agencies in Multnomah County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 5,062 violent and 35,832 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the three agencies in Multnomah County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 18,407 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 mcso.us/how-do-i/public-records-requests (page title: Public Records Requests | Multnomah County Sheriff's Office).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Multnomah County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Multnomah 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 Multnomah 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 Multnomah County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Multnomah County State Police in Multnomah County.
How do I get a report from the Multnomah 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 Multnomah 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.