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 30, 2026.
Whitman County, Washington, has about 48,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Whitman County depends on where the incident happened: the Whitman 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: Whitman County public records, Whitman County arrest records, Whitman County warrants, Whitman County inmate search, Whitman County criminal records, Washington arrest records and Washington inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Whitman 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 Whitman County that is the Whitman 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 Washington State University at Pullman (campus police), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Whitman County Sheriff's Office
The Whitman County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 9 violent and 45 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 507 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 509-397-5585. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at whitmancounty.gov/290/County-Jail (page title: County Jail | Whitman County, WA), phone 509-397-5585, 411 N Mill Street Colfax, WA 99111, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Whitman County
The five cities the FBI lists in Whitman County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Pullman: 53 violent and 265 property crimes reported for 2025; 434 arrests reported for 2025. The Pullman police records page is at pullman-wa.gov/services/police/public_records.php, phone (509) 334-0802 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Colfax: 6 arrests reported for 2023.
- Palouse: 0 arrests reported for 2024.
- Garfield.
- Oakesdale: 1,166 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 Reports: Whitman County in 2025
The two agencies in Whitman County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 62 violent and 310 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the three agencies in Whitman County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,107 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.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at whitmancounty.gov/527/Public-Records-Requests (page title: Public Records Requests | Whitman County, WA).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the Prosecuting Attorney, 509-397-6250, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Whitman County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Whitman 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 Whitman 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 Whitman County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 509-397-5585. Under the Public Records Act (RCW 42.56) the answer is due within 5 business days.
Is this the official Whitman 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.