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.
Yakima County, Washington, has about 259,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Yakima County depends on where the incident happened: the Yakima 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 Yakima 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 Yakima County that is the Yakima 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.
Reports from the Yakima County Sheriff's Office
The Yakima County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 158 violent and 742 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 567 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at yakimacounty.us/1891/Jail-Records (page title: Jail Records | Yakima County, WA), 128 North 2nd Street, Yakima, WA 98901, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Yakima County
The 12 cities the FBI lists in Yakima County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Yakima: 509 violent and 1,836 property crimes reported for 2025; 3,777 arrests reported for 2025.
- Sunnyside: 23 violent and 375 property crimes reported for 2025; 580 arrests reported for 2025.
- Grandview: 25 violent and 202 property crimes reported for 2025; 555 arrests reported for 2025. The Grandview police department's page is at grandview.wa.us/departments/police-department, phone (509) 882-9200 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Toppenish: 40 violent and 250 property crimes reported for 2025; 355 arrests reported for 2025.
- Selah: 6 violent and 70 property crimes reported for 2025; 399 arrests reported for 2025. The Selah police records page is at selahwa.gov/279/Police-Department-Public-Records-Request, phone 509-698-7347 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Union Gap: 7 violent and 436 property crimes reported for 2025; 703 arrests reported for 2025. The Union Gap police department's page is at uniongapwa.gov/police/faq, phone (509) 574-1800 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Moxee: 6 violent and 13 property crimes reported for 2025; 55 arrests reported for 2025.
- Wapato.
- Granger: 1,166 arrests reported for 2025.
- Zillah: 17 arrests reported for 2024.
- Mabton: 1,166 arrests reported for 2025.
- Tieton.
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: Yakima County in 2025
The eight agencies in Yakima County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 774 violent and 3,924 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the ten agencies in Yakima County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 9,323 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Yakima County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Yakima 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 Yakima 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 Yakima County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit. Under the Public Records Act (RCW 42.56) the answer is due within 5 business days.
Is this the official Yakima 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.