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.
Rich County, Utah, has about 2,800 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Rich County depends on where the incident happened: the Rich 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 Government Records Access and Management Act 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: Rich County public records, Rich County arrest records, Rich County warrants, Rich County inmate search, Rich County criminal records, Utah arrest records and Utah inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Rich 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 Rich County that is the Rich 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.
Reports from the Rich County Sheriff's Office
The Rich County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 0 violent and 24 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 0 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (435) 793-2285. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at richcounty.gov/sheriff (page title: Rich County Utah Sheriff Contact Information), phone (435) 793-2285, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 9, 2026.
Cities in Rich County
The FBI lists no city in Rich County with a reporting agency of its own.
The cities and towns in the county are Garden City, Randolph, Laketown and Woodruff.
How Many Reports: Rich County in 2025
The one agency in Rich County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 0 violent and 24 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
The Rich County Sheriff's Office reported 0 arrests to the FBI for 2025, and each arrest is a report of its own.
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.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the County Attorney, (435) 793-2100, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Rich County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Rich County Sheriff's Office for its own arrests, or the agency that reports for the city where it happened. Under the Government Records Access and Management Act the answer is due within 10 business days, or 5 when the request is expedited.
How long does an agency in Rich County 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 Rich County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (435) 793-2285. 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 Rich 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.