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.
Cottonwood Heights, Utah, in Salt Lake County, 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 Cottonwood Heights depends on where the incident happened. This guide names each agency, where its records page is and what the Government Records Access and Management Act requires of it.
This guide covers which agency, the city's records page, the sheriff's reports, what the law requires and common questions.
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Which Agency Holds a Report from Cottonwood Heights
A crime, incident or collision report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, and that agency releases it, not the court, the jail or the prosecutor.
Inside Cottonwood Heights that is the agency that reports to the FBI for the city (filed by the FBI as Cottonwood Heights Police Department); outside it, the Salt Lake County Sheriff's Office.
The FBI's agency list also places one campus police department and three other agencies in Salt Lake County, each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Cottonwood Heights Police
For Cottonwood Heights, SearchSystems opened and checked the Cottonwood Heights police department's page at cottonwoodheights.utah.gov/your-government/police (page title: Police | Cottonwood Heights, UT), phone 801-840-4000, 2277 E Bengal Blvd. Cottonwood Heights, UT 84121, Monday - Friday from 8 a.m. - 5 p.m., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 26, 2026.
The agency that reports for Cottonwood Heights had 23 violent and 500 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 946 arrests for 2025.
Reports from the Salt Lake County Sheriff's Office
The Salt Lake County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it reported 3,153 arrests for 2023.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at saltlakecounty.gov/sheriff/corrections/rosters (page title: Jail Dockets & Rosters | Sheriff | Salt Lake County), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 9, 2026.
What the Government Records Access and Management Act Requires
Under the Government Records Access and Management Act the agency must answer a request within 10 business days, or 5 when the request is expedited, and it may charge copying and staff time after the first quarter hour. 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 saltlakecounty.gov/records-management/public-records-requests-grama (page title: Public Records Requests (GRAMA) | Records Management | Salt Lake County).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the County Attorney, (385) 468-7700, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Cottonwood Heights?
From the agency that took it. The Cottonwood Heights police department's page is at cottonwoodheights.utah.gov, phone 801-840-4000; the sheriff's reports come from the Salt Lake County Sheriff's Office.
How long does an agency in Cottonwood Heights have to answer?
Under the Government Records Access and Management Act, within 10 business days, or 5 when the request is expedited. It may charge copying and staff time after the first quarter hour.
How do I get a report from the Salt Lake County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit. Under the Government Records Access and Management Act the answer is due within 10 business days, or 5 when the request is expedited.
Is this the official Cottonwood Heights website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.