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.
Okanogan County, Washington, has about 45,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Okanogan County depends on where the incident happened: the Okanogan 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.
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Which Agency Holds a Report from Okanogan 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 Okanogan County that is the Okanogan 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 Okanogan County Sheriff's Office
The Okanogan County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 51 violent and 225 property crimes reported for 2023 and reported 369 arrests for 2024.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at okanogancounty.gov/291/Booking-Inmate-Log (page title: Booking & Inmate Log | Okanogan County, WA), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Okanogan County
The five cities the FBI lists in Okanogan County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Omak.
- Brewster: 3 violent and 28 property crimes reported for 2023; 16 arrests reported for 2025.
- Oroville: 40 arrests reported for 2020.
- Coulee Dam: 2 violent and 35 property crimes reported for 2023; 0 arrests reported for 2025.
- Winthrop: 4 arrests reported for 2021.
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: Okanogan County in 2023
The three agencies in Okanogan County with all twelve months of 2023 on file reported 56 violent and 288 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the three agencies in Okanogan County with all twelve months of 2023 on file reported 339 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 okanogancounty.gov/185/Public-Records-Request-Form (page title: Public Records Request Form | Okanogan County, WA).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the Prosecuting Attorney, 509-422-7280, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Okanogan County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Okanogan 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 Okanogan 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 Okanogan 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 Okanogan 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.