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.
Spokane County, Washington, has about 556,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Spokane County depends on where the incident happened: the Spokane 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 Spokane 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 Spokane County that is the Spokane 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 FBI's list also carries Eastern Washington University (campus police), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Spokane County Sheriff's Office
The Spokane County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 195 violent and 1,955 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 1,547 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 509-477-2278. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at spokanecounty.gov/359/Booking-Classification (page title: Booking & Classification | Spokane County, WA), phone 509-477-2278, 1100 W. Mallon Avenue Spokane, WA 99260, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Spokane County
The five cities the FBI lists in Spokane County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Spokane: 1,415 violent and 10,143 property crimes reported for 2025; 4,567 arrests reported for 2025.
- Spokane Valley: 255 violent and 3,653 property crimes reported for 2025; 2,171 arrests reported for 2025. The Spokane Valley police records page is at spokanevalleywa.gov/567/Police-Report, phone (509) 477-1721 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Liberty Lake: 18 violent and 181 property crimes reported for 2025; 115 arrests reported for 2025.
- Cheney: 35 violent and 209 property crimes reported for 2025; 177 arrests reported for 2025.
- Airway Heights: 274 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: Spokane County in 2025
The five agencies in Spokane County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,918 violent and 16,141 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the five agencies in Spokane County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 8,577 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.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the Prosecuting Attorney, 509-477-3662, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Spokane County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Spokane 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 Spokane 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 Spokane County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 509-477-2278. Under the Public Records Act (RCW 42.56) the answer is due within 5 business days.
Is this the official Spokane 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.