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 October 2, 2026.
Walla Walla County, Washington, has about 62,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), and arrests there are reported to the FBI by the Walla County Sheriff's Office and two city agencies. 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 Walla Walla 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: Walla Walla County public records, Washington arrest records, Washington inmate search and Washington criminal records.
Who Makes Arrests in Walla Walla County
The Walla County Sheriff's Office is the county agency that reports arrests to the FBI for Walla Walla County. It reported 188 arrests for 2025.
Arrests inside two of the county's cities are reported to the FBI by an agency of the city's own, listed here with the Census population and what each reported:
- Walla Walla, 33,901 residents: 1,022 arrests reported for 2025.
- College Place, 9,846 residents: 409 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.
How Many Arrests Each Agency Reports in Walla Walla County
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.
- Walla Walla: 1,022 for 2025, 989 for 2024, 968 for 2023, 964 for 2022, 684 for 2021 and 924 for 2020.
- College Place: 409 for 2025, 417 for 2024, 313 for 2023, 345 for 2021 and 344 for 2020; 2022 is missing months.
- Walla Walla County Sheriff's Office: 188 for 2025, 173 for 2024, 136 for 2023, 161 for 2022, 179 for 2021 and 229 for 2020.
Together, the three agencies with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,619 arrests that year. The same agencies with both 2025 and 2024 complete reported 1,619 in 2025 against 1,579 in 2024, up 2.5 percent.
Booking: Where People Arrested in Walla Walla County Are Held
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Walla Walla 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 46 people, down from about 87 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 97 beds, and it ran at 90 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Walla County Sheriff's Office at portal.ci.walla-walla.wa.us:9843/NewWorld.InmateInquiry/wallawalla (page title: Walla Walla County Jail roster | IIS Windows Server), a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 503), so open it in a browser.
That page is the place to look for someone who was booked recently; a person cited and released at the scene, or held only a few hours by a city department, will not be on it.
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 Walla Walla County
An arrest in Walla Walla County can be traced in three places, depending on where the case stands: the custody page of the Walla County Sheriff's Office described above, for anyone booked into the county jail; the case index of the Walla Walla 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/295.html, phone 509-524-2790); the Prosecuting Attorney, which decides whether an arrest becomes a charge (its page is at wwcowa.gov/departments/prosecuting_attorney/index.php, phone 509-524-5445).
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 Walla Walla County
The report of an arrest is released by the agency that made it; the jail and the court hold their own records of the same event, but not the report. 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 Walla County Sheriff's Office: ask its records unit.
- An arrest in Walla Walla or College Place: the records unit of the agency that reports for that city; the city guides linked above name each city's records office.
- A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the Prosecuting Attorney, 509-524-5445, handles discovery for pending cases.
- The court file of a case that was filed: the Walla Walla County Superior Court, through the court records page at courts.wa.gov/court_dir/orgs/295.html, phone 509-524-2790.
- Your own statewide record: the same request described above, for your own name.
Cities in Walla Walla County: Who Reports the Arrests
The FBI lists a separate arrest reporting agency for two of the four cities in Walla Walla County: Walla Walla and College Place. Waitsburg and Prescott have no separate reporting agency in the FBI's list.
Wherever in the county the arrest happens, a person kept in custody goes to the county jail and the case goes to the Walla Walla County Superior Court.
SearchSystems has a guide to the offices of these cities in Walla Walla County, with the 2024 Census Bureau population; a city with its own arrest records guide opens there:
- College Place (9,846)
Frequently Asked Questions
How many arrests are made in Walla Walla County each year?
Walla Walla reported 1,022 arrests to the FBI for 2025, and the three agencies with every month of 2025 on file reported 1,619 between them.
Where are people arrested in Walla Walla County booked?
Those kept in custody go to the county jail, run by the Walla County Sheriff's Office; a person cited and released at the scene is not booked.
Are arrest records public in Walla Walla 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 Walla Walla County?
From the agency that made the arrest: the Walla 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.
Is this the official Walla Walla 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.