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 October 2, 2026.
Pierce County, Washington, has about 941,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Pierce County depends on where the incident happened: the Pierce 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: Pierce County public records, Pierce County arrest records, Pierce County warrants, Pierce County inmate search, Pierce County criminal records, Washington arrest records and Washington inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Pierce 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 Pierce County that is the Pierce 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 Auburn Police Department and the Pacific Police Department are each listed by the FBI across several counties including Pierce County, so their arrests are not broken out for Pierce County here.
Reports from the Pierce County Sheriff's Office
The Pierce County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 1,002 violent and 4,737 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 2,953 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at linxonline.co.pierce.wa.us/linxweb/Booking/GetJailRoster.cfm (page title: Jail Roster | LINX), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Pierce County
The 18 cities the FBI lists in Pierce County with a reporting agency of their own, the largest twelve first, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Tacoma: 1,994 violent and 9,278 property crimes reported for 2025; 5,092 arrests reported for 2025.
- Lakewood: 321 violent and 1,700 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,396 arrests reported for 2025.
- Puyallup: 126 violent and 1,138 property crimes reported for 2025; 2,387 arrests reported for 2025.
- University Place: 60 violent and 521 property crimes reported for 2025; 226 arrests reported for 2025.
- Bonney Lake: 22 violent and 291 property crimes reported for 2025; 461 arrests reported for 2025.
- Edgewood: 22 violent and 148 property crimes reported for 2025; 73 arrests reported for 2025. The Edgewood police records page is at edgewoodwa.gov/266/Police-ReportPublic-Disclosure, phone 253-287-4455 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Gig Harbor: 36 violent and 300 property crimes reported for 2025; 264 arrests reported for 2025.
- Fife: 107 violent and 415 property crimes reported for 2025; 534 arrests reported for 2025. The Fife police records page is at fifewa.gov/538/Request-Police-Records, phone (253) 573-7800 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Sumner: 35 violent and 228 property crimes reported for 2025; 264 arrests reported for 2025. The Sumner police records page is at sumnerwa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/PD-Disclosure-Request-Form-..., phone 253-863-6384 (verified September 25, 2026).
- DuPont: 12 violent and 67 property crimes reported for 2025; 70 arrests reported for 2025.
- Orting: 14 violent and 69 property crimes reported for 2025; 163 arrests reported for 2025. The Orting police records page is at cityoforting.org/public-safety/police-department/police-records, phone (800) 562-9800 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Milton: 211 arrests reported for 2025.
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.
The rest: Fircrest, Steilacoom, Buckley, Eatonville, Ruston and Roy.
How Many Reports: Pierce County in 2025
The 17 agencies in Pierce County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 3,802 violent and 19,062 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the 18 agencies in Pierce County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 15,004 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Pierce County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Pierce 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 Pierce 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 Pierce 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 Pierce 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.