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.
Grays Harbor County, Washington, has about 78,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Grays Harbor County depends on where the incident happened: the Grays Harbor 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: Grays Harbor County public records, Grays Harbor County arrest records, Grays Harbor County warrants, Grays Harbor County inmate search, Grays Harbor County criminal records, Washington arrest records and Washington inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Grays Harbor 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 Grays Harbor County that is the Grays Harbor 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 Grays Harbor County Sheriff's Office
The Grays Harbor County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 58 violent and 138 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 417 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at graysharbor.us/departments/sheriff/corrections_division/jail_regist... (page title: Corrections Division), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Grays Harbor County
The nine cities the FBI lists in Grays Harbor County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Aberdeen: 53 violent and 387 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,586 arrests reported for 2025.
- Hoquiam: 345 arrests reported for 2024.
- Ocean Shores: 7 violent and 59 property crimes reported for 2025; 25 arrests reported for 2025. The Ocean Shores police department's page is at oceanshorespolicedepartment.com/how-to, phone (360) 533-8765 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Montesano: 2 violent and 51 property crimes reported for 2025; 79 arrests reported for 2025.
- Elma: 91 arrests reported for 2025.
- Westport: 4 violent and 11 property crimes reported for 2025; 25 arrests reported for 2025.
- McCleary: 26 arrests reported for 2024.
- Cosmopolis.
- Oakville: 5 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: Grays Harbor County in 2025
The five agencies in Grays Harbor County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 124 violent and 646 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the six agencies in Grays Harbor County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,223 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.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the Prosecuting Attorney, (360) 249-3951, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Grays Harbor County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Grays Harbor 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 Grays Harbor 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 Grays Harbor 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 Grays Harbor 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.