SearchSystems Editorial

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 4, 2026.

About this guide

Washington County, Oregon, has about 611,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Washington County depends on where the incident happened: the Washington 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: Washington County public records, Washington County arrest records, Washington County warrants, Washington County inmate search, Washington County criminal records, Oregon arrest records and Oregon inmate search.

Which Agency Holds a Report from Washington 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 Washington County that is the Washington 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 Washington County State Police in Washington 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 Washington County Liquor Commission (state agency) and the Hillsboro School District (other agency), each with a records office of its own.

The Portland Police Department and the Lake Oswego Police Department are each listed by the FBI across several counties including Washington County, so their arrests are not broken out for Washington County here.

Reports from the Washington County Sheriff's Office

The Washington County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 501 violent and 2,087 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 6,159 arrests for 2025.

Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 503-846-6374. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at washingtoncountyor.gov/sheriff/jail (page title: Jail Division | Washington County, OR), phone 503-846-6374, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 4, 2026.

Reports from the City Agencies in Washington County

The 11 cities the FBI lists in Washington County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:

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: Washington County in 2025

The 12 agencies in Washington County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,453 violent and 10,365 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.

Together, the 12 agencies in Washington County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 18,060 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 Washington County?

From the agency whose officer took it: the Washington 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 Washington 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 Washington County?

The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Washington County State Police in Washington County.

How do I get a report from the Washington County Sheriff's Office?

From its records unit, reached through the office at 503-846-6374. 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 Washington 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.