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 23, 2026 and September 25, 2026.
Bainbridge Island, Washington, in Kitsap County, has about 25,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). In Washington the public criminal record is the court file, kept by the County Clerk; the statewide criminal history kept by the Washington State Patrol is open to anyone who asks. This guide says where each record of a criminal case from Bainbridge Island is kept and how it is seen.
This guide covers the court file, the statewide record, local arrest records, the crimes behind the records, the prosecutor, sex offender registry, records requests, directory links and common questions.
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Criminal Cases in the Kitsap County Superior Court
In Washington the public criminal record is the court file. Criminal cases from Bainbridge Island are heard by the Kitsap County Superior Court, which hears felonies, civil cases over $100,000, divorces, probate and juvenile matters; the District Court takes misdemeanors, traffic infractions, small claims and civil cases up to $100,000, and the file of each case is kept by the County Clerk.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at dw.courts.wa.gov (page title: Find My Court Date | WA.gov), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Statewide, Washington Courts Search Case Records is the Administrative Office of the Courts' free statewide case search.
The Washington Criminal History and Your Own Copy
Washington is one of the states that lets anyone look up another person's statewide criminal history: WATCH lets anyone search conviction records by name online, for $12 a search, through the Washington State Patrol. The result is the repository record, what agencies reported to the state, which is wider than one county's court index but can lag it. The search is on the Washington State Patrol site.
Arrest Records Kept Locally in Bainbridge Island
The Kitsap County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Bainbridge Island (filed by the FBI as Bainbridge Island Police Department) keep the arrest records in and around Bainbridge Island: the report and the booking record of each arrest stay with the agency that made it, separate from the court file and from the state repository.
Together, the five agencies in Kitsap County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 3,849 arrests to the FBI that year; how each case ended is in the court file, not in the arresting agency's.
The agencies and their counts, year by year, are in Bainbridge Island arrest records.
The Crimes Behind the Records: Bainbridge Island in 2025
The agency that reports for Bainbridge Island had 9 violent and 159 property crimes reported for 2025; each one is a report on file with it, and each arrest that follows is the start of a criminal record.
The Prosecuting Attorney for Kitsap County
Charges in Kitsap County are filed by the Prosecuting Attorney, which reviews the arrests of every agency in the county and brings the cases in the Kitsap County Superior Court or the District Court.
The office's page SearchSystems verified is at kitsap.gov/pros/Pages/default.aspx (page title: Kitsap County Prosecutor), phone (360)337-7174, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
The Sex Offender Registry for Bainbridge Island
Registered sex offenders living in Bainbridge Island are listed on the Washington Sex Offender Registry, run by the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs. Level 2 and Level 3 offenders are listed online; Level 1 offenders are not.
Registration itself is done in person with the local agency where the registrant lives: the sheriff's office, or the city police in a city with its own department.
Asking an Agency in Kitsap County for a Record
An arrest report, a booking record or a local criminal history letter comes from the agency that holds it, not from the court.
Under the Public Records Act (RCW 42.56) a county office must answer a request within 5 business days, and it may charge for copies at 15 cents a page, and set fees for electronic records.
More Official Criminal Records Pages for Kitsap County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Kitsap County and Washington. These criminal records pages from its Kitsap County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- Crime Map (kitsap.gov)
Frequently Asked Questions
Are criminal records public in Bainbridge Island?
The court files of criminal cases are public, and so is the statewide criminal history kept by the Washington State Patrol: WATCH lets anyone search conviction records by name online, for $12. The arrest report itself is released by the agency that made the arrest, under the Public Records Act (RCW 42.56).
Can I search Bainbridge Island criminal cases online?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at dw.courts.wa.gov (page title: Find My Court Date | WA.gov). Statewide, Washington Courts Search Case Records is the Administrative Office of the Courts' free statewide case search.
How do I get my own Washington criminal history?
Through the same WATCH search, run on yourself.
Who prosecutes crimes in Bainbridge Island?
The Prosecuting Attorney, reached at (360)337-7174, which files its cases in the Kitsap County Superior Court or the District Court.
Is this the official Bainbridge Island 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.