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 9, 2026.
Sherman County, Oregon, has about 2,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Sherman County depends on where the incident happened: the Sherman 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, cities, how many reports, what the law requires and common questions.
Related guides: Sherman County public records, Sherman County arrest records, Sherman County warrants, Sherman County inmate search, Sherman County criminal records, Oregon arrest records and Oregon inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Sherman 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 Sherman County that is the Sherman 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 Sherman County State Police in Sherman 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 Sherman County Liquor Commission (state agency), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Sherman County Sheriff's Office
The Sherman County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 2 violent and 39 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 26 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at shermancountyor.gov/244/Sheriffs-Office (page title: Sheriff's Office | Sherman County, OR), a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 429), so open it in a browser.
Cities in Sherman County
The FBI lists no city in Sherman County with a reporting agency of its own.
The cities and towns in the county are Wasco, Moro, Rufus and Grass Valley.
How Many Reports: Sherman County in 2025
The one agency in Sherman County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2 violent and 39 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
The Sherman County Sheriff's Office reported 26 arrests to the FBI for 2025, 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Sherman County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Sherman 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 Sherman 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 Sherman County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Sherman County State Police in Sherman County.
How do I get a report from the Sherman 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 Sherman 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.