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.
Salt Lake County, Utah, has about 1.2 million residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Salt Lake County depends on where the incident happened: the Salt Lake 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, the cities' reports, how many reports, what the law requires and common questions.
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Which Agency Holds a Report from Salt Lake County
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.
In Salt Lake County that is the Salt Lake 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 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 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.
Reports from the City Agencies in Salt Lake County
The 14 cities the FBI lists in Salt Lake County with a reporting agency of their own, the largest twelve first, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Salt Lake City: 1,917 violent and 10,606 property crimes reported for 2025; 23,196 arrests reported for 2025.
- West Valley City: 527 violent and 2,289 property crimes reported for 2025; 4,173 arrests reported for 2025.
- West Jordan: 365 violent and 1,527 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,832 arrests reported for 2025.
- Sandy: 203 violent and 1,658 property crimes reported for 2025; 2,515 arrests reported for 2025. The Sandy police records page is at sandy.utah.gov/sandy-police-records-division, phone (801) 568-7200 (verified September 25, 2026).
- South Jordan: 100 violent and 834 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,021 arrests reported for 2025.
- Herriman: 41 violent and 323 property crimes reported for 2025; 391 arrests reported for 2025. The Herriman police department's page is at herriman.gov/police, phone 801-840-4000 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Taylorsville: 107 violent and 995 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,634 arrests reported for 2025.
- Murray: 84 violent and 1,436 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,239 arrests reported for 2025.
- Draper: 96 violent and 533 property crimes reported for 2025; 506 arrests reported for 2025.
- Riverton: 29 violent and 337 property crimes reported for 2025; 359 arrests reported for 2025. The Riverton police records page is at rivertonutah.gov/police/records-request.php, phone 801-840-4000 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Cottonwood Heights: 23 violent and 500 property crimes reported for 2025; 946 arrests reported for 2025. The Cottonwood Heights police department's page is at cottonwoodheights.utah.gov/your-government/police, phone 801-840-4000 (verified September 26, 2026).
- South Salt Lake: 185 violent and 1,138 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,480 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.
The rest: Bluffdale and Alta.
How Many Reports: Salt Lake County in 2025
The 14 agencies in Salt Lake County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 4,099 violent and 25,334 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the 14 agencies in Salt Lake County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 42,622 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
What the Government Records Access and Management Act Requires
The Government Records Access and Management Act sets the rules: an answer within 10 business days, or 5 when the request is expedited, at a charge of copying and staff time after the first quarter hour, from the agency that holds the report.
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 Salt Lake County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Salt Lake 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 Salt Lake 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 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 Salt Lake 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.