Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. The jail figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 23, 2026 and September 24, 2026.
Skamania County, Washington, has about 13,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), and arrests there are reported to the FBI by the Skamania County Sheriff's Office. An arrest leaves the same records whoever makes it: the arresting agency's report, the record of anyone held at the county jail, and, if the Prosecuting Attorney files charges, a case in the Skamania County Superior Court. This guide says who keeps each one, what it costs and who may see it, with the arrest counts each agency reported.
This guide covers who makes arrests, how many arrests, booking and the jail, finding an arrest, copies, cities and common questions.
Related guides: Skamania County public records, Washington arrest records, Washington inmate search and Washington criminal records.
Who Makes Arrests in Skamania County
The Skamania County Sheriff's Office is the county agency that reports arrests to the FBI for Skamania County. It reported 64 arrests for 2025.
How Many Arrests The Skamania County Sheriff's Office Reports
Each agency reports its arrests to the FBI by month, and the FBI publishes them on the Crime Data Explorer. These are the full-year totals, all offenses, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026; a year with months missing or not reported is left out.
- Skamania County Sheriff's Office: 64 for 2025, 75 for 2024, 72 for 2023, 76 for 2022, 77 for 2021 and 80 for 2020.
The Skamania County Sheriff's Office's 64 arrests in 2025 were down 15 percent from 75 in 2024.
Through May 2026, Skamania County Sheriff's Office reported 31 arrests, against 24 in the same months of 2025.
Booking: Where People Arrested in Skamania County Are Held
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Skamania County is held at the county jail, whichever agency made the arrest, apart from the short stay some city departments' own holding cells allow; a person cited and released at the scene is not booked at all. The jail's record of each person held, with the charges, is a public record of the arrest, and the court file takes over from there.
On an average day in 2021 the jail held about 17 people, down from about 50 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 50 beds, and it ran at 100 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Skamania County Sheriff's Office at skamaniasheriff.com/corrections (page title: Corrections | Skamania County Sheriff), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
A sentence of more than a year is served in state prison; the Washington State Department of Corrections lists its inmates at doc.wa.gov/records/incarcerated-data-search/incarcerated-search.
How to Find Out About an Arrest in Skamania County
Whether someone was arrested in Skamania County, and what came of it, shows up in two places: the case index of the Skamania County Superior Court, which shows whether charges were filed and the next court date (the court records page SearchSystems verified is at courts.wa.gov/court_dir/orgs/289.html, phone 509-427-3765); the Prosecuting Attorney, which decides whether an arrest becomes a charge (its page is at skamaniacounty.gov/departments-offices/prosecutor/victim-witness, phone (509)427-3796).
Statewide, Washington Courts Search Case Records is the Administrative Office of the Courts' free statewide case search.
Washington is one of the states that lets anyone look up another person's statewide criminal history: WATCH lets anyone search conviction records by name online, for $12 a search, through the Washington State Patrol. That record shows what agencies reported to the state, which is wider than one county's court index but can lag it.
Getting a Copy of an Arrest Record in Skamania County
An arrest report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, and that agency releases it, not the court or the jail. Under the Public Records Act (RCW 42.56) the agency must answer within 5 business days, and it may charge for copies at 15 cents a page, and set fees for electronic records.
- An arrest by the Skamania County Sheriff's Office: ask its records unit.
- A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the Prosecuting Attorney, (509)427-3796, handles discovery for pending cases.
- The court file of a case that was filed: the Skamania County Superior Court, through the court records page at courts.wa.gov/court_dir/orgs/289.html, phone 509-427-3765.
- Any county record that is not posted: the county records request page SearchSystems verified is at skamaniacounty.gov (page title: Public Records Request | Skamania County).
- Your own statewide record: the same request described above, for your own name.
Cities in Skamania County: Who Reports the Arrests
The FBI lists no city in Skamania County with an arrest reporting agency of its own; the counts above are the county agencies'.
Wherever in the county the arrest happens, a person kept in custody goes to the county jail and the case goes to the Skamania County Superior Court.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many arrests are made in Skamania County each year?
The Skamania County Sheriff's Office reported 64 arrests to the FBI for 2025, its latest full year.
How do I find out if someone is in jail in Skamania County?
Ask the Skamania County Sheriff's Office; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at skamaniasheriff.com/corrections.
Where are people arrested in Skamania County booked?
Those kept in custody go to the county jail, run by the Skamania County Sheriff's Office; a person cited and released at the scene is not booked.
Are arrest records public in Skamania County?
The court files of criminal cases are public, and so is the statewide criminal history kept by the Washington State Patrol: WATCH lets anyone search conviction records by name online, for $12. The arrest report itself is released by the agency that made the arrest, under the Public Records Act (RCW 42.56).
How do I get a copy of an arrest report in Skamania County?
From the agency that made the arrest: the Skamania 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; the county records request page SearchSystems verified is at skamaniacounty.gov.
Is this the official Skamania 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.