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.
Wasco County, Oregon, has about 27,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Wasco County depends on where the incident happened: the Wasco 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: Wasco County public records, Wasco County arrest records, Wasco County warrants, Wasco County inmate search, Wasco County criminal records, Oregon arrest records and Oregon inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Wasco 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 Wasco County that is the Wasco 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 Wasco County State Police in Wasco 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 Wasco County Liquor Commission (state agency), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Wasco County Sheriff's Office
The Wasco County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 23 violent and 102 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 109 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 541-506-2580. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at wascocountyor.gov/departments/sheriff/index.php (page title: Sheriff), phone 541-506-2580, 511 Washington St., Ste. 101, The Dalles, OR 97058, Mon 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Wasco County
The one city the FBI lists in Wasco County with a reporting agency of its own:
- The Dalles: 41 violent and 437 property crimes reported for 2025; 708 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: Wasco County in 2025
The two agencies in Wasco County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 64 violent and 539 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Wasco County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 817 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.
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 Wasco County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Wasco 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 Wasco 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 Wasco County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Wasco County State Police in Wasco County.
How do I get a report from the Wasco County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 541-506-2580. 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 Wasco 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.