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.
Thurston County, Washington, has about 303,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Thurston County depends on where the incident happened: the Thurston 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: Thurston County public records, Thurston County arrest records, Thurston County warrants, Thurston County inmate search, Thurston County criminal records, Washington arrest records and Washington inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Thurston 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 Thurston County that is the Thurston 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 Evergreen State College (campus police) and the State Gambling Commission Enforcement Unit and the State Insurance Commissioner's Special Investigations Unit (state agency), each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Thurston County Sheriff's Office
The Thurston County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 252 violent and 787 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 1,161 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 877-846-3492. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at thurstoncountywa.gov/departments/sheriff/corrections-bureau/correct... (page title: Corrections Bureau | Corrections Facility Roster Search | Thurston County), phone 877-846-3492, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Thurston County
The five cities the FBI lists in Thurston County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Lacey: 130 violent and 1,152 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,612 arrests reported for 2025. The Lacey police records page is at cityoflacey.org/public-records-request, phone 360-459-4333 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Olympia: 268 violent and 1,465 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,715 arrests reported for 2025. The Olympia police records page is at olympiawa.gov/services/police_department/police_reports.php, phone 360.753.8300 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Tumwater: 80 violent and 421 property crimes reported for 2025; 544 arrests reported for 2025. The Tumwater police records page is at ci.tumwater.wa.us/departments/police-department/records-reporting (verified September 25, 2026).
- Yelm: 32 violent and 175 property crimes reported for 2025; 717 arrests reported for 2025.
- Tenino: 45 arrests reported for 2020.
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: Thurston County in 2025
The five agencies in Thurston County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 762 violent and 4,000 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the five agencies in Thurston County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 5,749 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.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at thurstoncountywa.gov/departments/assessor/publications-and-forms/pu... (page title: Public Records Request | Thurston County).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the Prosecuting Attorney, 360-786-5540, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Thurston County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Thurston 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 Thurston 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 Thurston County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 877-846-3492. Under the Public Records Act (RCW 42.56) the answer is due within 5 business days.
Is this the official Thurston 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.