SearchSystems Editorial

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 24, 2026.

About this guide

Grant County, Washington, has about 105,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Grant County depends on where the incident happened: the Grant 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: Grant County public records, Grant County arrest records, Grant County warrants, Grant County inmate search, Grant County criminal records, Washington arrest records and Washington inmate search.

Which Agency Holds a Report from Grant 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 Grant County that is the Grant 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 Grant County Sheriff's Office

The Grant County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it reported 576 arrests for 2025.

Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at grantcountywa.gov/1538/Jail-Inmate-Roster (page title: Jail Inmate Roster | Grant County, WA), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.

Reports from the City Agencies in Grant County

The eight cities the FBI lists in Grant County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:

  • Moses Lake: 104 violent and 723 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,012 arrests reported for 2025.
  • Ephrata: 13 violent and 209 property crimes reported for 2025; 111 arrests reported for 2025.
  • Quincy: 159 arrests reported for 2024. The Quincy police records page is at quincypd.org/com/page/records-division, phone (509) 787-4718 (verified September 26, 2026).
  • Mattawa: 115 arrests reported for 2020.
  • Warden: 5 violent and 35 property crimes reported for 2025; 55 arrests reported for 2024.
  • Royal City: 1 violent and 8 property crimes reported for 2025; 16 arrests reported for 2025.
  • Soap Lake: 1 violent and 17 property crimes reported for 2025; 63 arrests reported for 2024.
  • Grand Coulee: 12 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: Grant County in 2025

The five agencies in Grant County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 124 violent and 992 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.

Together, the eight agencies in Grant County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 2,216 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.

What the Public Records Act (RCW 42.56) Requires

Under the Public Records Act (RCW 42.56) the agency 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. 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 grantcountywa.gov/755/Administrative-Public-Records-Requests (page title: Administrative Public Records Requests | Grant County, WA).

A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the Prosecuting Attorney, 509-754-2017, handles discovery for pending cases.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I get a police report in Grant County?

From the agency whose officer took it: the Grant 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 Grant 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 Grant County Sheriff's Office?

From its records unit. Under the Public Records Act (RCW 42.56) the answer is due within 5 business days.

Is this the official Grant 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.