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.
San Juan County, Washington, has about 19,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from San Juan County depends on where the incident happened: the San Juan 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, cities, how many reports, what the law requires and common questions.
Related guides: San Juan County public records, San Juan County arrest records, San Juan County warrants, San Juan County inmate search, San Juan County criminal records, Washington arrest records and Washington inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from San Juan 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 San Juan County that is the San Juan 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 San Juan County Sheriff's Office
The San Juan County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 12 violent and 125 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 212 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at sanjuansheriff.org (page title: About San Juan County Sheriff and Jail Inmate Locator), a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 403), so open it in a browser.
Cities in San Juan County
The FBI lists no city in San Juan County with a reporting agency of its own.
The one city in the county is Friday Harbor.
How Many Reports: San Juan County in 2025
The one agency in San Juan County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 12 violent and 125 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
The San Juan County Sheriff's Office reported 212 arrests to the FBI for 2025, 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, 360-378-4101, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in San Juan County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the San Juan 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 San Juan 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 San Juan 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 San Juan 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.