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.
Washington County, Utah, has about 208,000 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 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.
Related guides: Washington County public records, Washington County arrest records, Washington County warrants, Washington County inmate search, Washington County criminal records, Utah arrest records and Utah 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 carries Utah Tech University (campus police), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Washington County Sheriff's Office
The Washington County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 29 violent and 60 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 598 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at news.washeriff.net/divisions/bookings (page title: Bookings | WCSO), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 9, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Washington County
The seven 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:
- St. George: 208 violent and 905 property crimes reported for 2025; 4,080 arrests reported for 2025. The St. George police records page is at sgcityutah.gov/departments/police_department/records_division.php, phone 435-627-4301 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Washington: 41 violent and 301 property crimes reported for 2025; 592 arrests reported for 2025.
- Hurricane: 50 violent and 215 property crimes reported for 2025; 660 arrests reported for 2025.
- Santa Clara: 14 violent and 54 property crimes reported for 2025; 312 arrests reported for 2025.
- La Verkin: 9 violent and 67 property crimes reported for 2025; 73 arrests reported for 2025.
- Hildale: 4 violent and 9 property crimes reported for 2025; 51 arrests reported for 2025.
- Springdale: 2 violent and 15 property crimes reported for 2025; 38 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: Washington County in 2025
The eight agencies in Washington County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 357 violent and 1,626 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the eight agencies in Washington County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 6,404 arrests to the FBI that year, 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.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at washco.utah.gov/departments/clerk/grama-records-request (page title: GRAMA Records Request | Washington County of Utah).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the County Attorney, (435) 301-7100, 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 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 Washington 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 Washington 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 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.