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 30, 2026.
Clark County, Washington, has about 527,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Clark County depends on where the incident happened: the Clark 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 Public Records Act (RCW 42.56) 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: Clark County public records, Clark County arrest records, Clark County warrants, Clark County inmate search, Clark County criminal records, Washington arrest records and Washington inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Clark 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 Clark County that is the Clark 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 Washington State University at Vancouver (campus police), with a records office of its own.
The Woodland Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Clark County, so its arrests are not broken out for Clark County here.
Reports from the Clark County Sheriff's Office
The Clark County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it reported 2,166 arrests for 2024.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 564.397.2211. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at clark.wa.gov/sheriff (page title: Clark County Sheriff | Clark County), phone 564.397.2211, 707 West 13th St. Vancouver, WA 98660, monitored: Mon-Fri, 8 am - 4 pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Clark County
The six cities the FBI lists in Clark County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Vancouver: 1,117 violent and 5,808 property crimes reported for 2025; 4,098 arrests reported for 2025. The Vancouver police records page is at cityofvancouver.us/government/department/vancouver-police-departmen..., phone 360-487-7400 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Camas: 15 violent and 218 property crimes reported for 2025; 214 arrests reported for 2025. The Camas police records page is at cityofcamas.us/police/page/request-police-department-records, phone 360-834-4151 (verified October 1, 2026).
- Battle Ground: 33 violent and 167 property crimes reported for 2025; 574 arrests reported for 2025.
- Washougal: 23 violent and 151 property crimes reported for 2025; 427 arrests reported for 2025. The Washougal police records page is at cityofwashougal.us/241/Public-Records-Request, phone 360-835-8701 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Ridgefield: 11 violent and 178 property crimes reported for 2025; 181 arrests reported for 2025.
- La Center: 32 arrests reported for 2024.
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: Clark County in 2025
The five agencies in Clark County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,199 violent and 6,522 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the five agencies in Clark County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 5,494 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
What the Public Records Act (RCW 42.56) Requires
The Public Records Act (RCW 42.56) sets the rules: an answer within 5 business days, at a charge of for copies at 15 cents a page, and set fees for electronic records, from the agency that holds the report.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at clark.wa.gov/community-development/public-records-requests (page title: Public records requests | Clark County).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the Prosecuting Attorney, (564) 397-2261, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Clark County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Clark County Sheriff's Office for its own arrests, or the agency that reports for the city where it happened. Under the Public Records Act (RCW 42.56) the answer is due within 5 business days.
How long does an agency in Clark County have to answer?
Under the Public Records Act (RCW 42.56), within 5 business days. It may charge for copies at 15 cents a page, and set fees for electronic records.
How do I get a report from the Clark County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 564.397.2211. Under the Public Records Act (RCW 42.56) the answer is due within 5 business days.
Is this the official Clark 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.