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 25, 2026.
Baraboo, Wisconsin, in Sauk County, has about 13,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Baraboo depends on where the incident happened. This guide names each agency, where its records page is and what the Wisconsin Public Records Law requires of it.
This guide covers which agency, the city's records page, the sheriff's reports, what the law requires and common questions.
Related guides: Baraboo public records, Sauk County police reports, Baraboo arrest records, Baraboo warrants, Baraboo inmate search, Baraboo criminal records, Wisconsin arrest records and Wisconsin inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Baraboo
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.
Inside Baraboo that is the agency that reports to the FBI for the city (filed by the FBI as Baraboo Police Department); outside it, the Sauk County Sheriff's Office.
The Wisconsin Dells Police Department is listed by the FBI across four counties including Sauk County, so its arrests are not broken out for Sauk County here.
Reports from the Baraboo Police
For Baraboo, SearchSystems opened and checked the Baraboo police records page at baraboowi.gov/?SEC=41EF947F-947B-4E2E-BE37-9331A270E820&Type=B_BASIC (page title: Police Forms/Records Request Information | City of Baraboo, Wisconsin), phone (608) 355-2700, 101 South Blvd, Baraboo, WI 53913, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 25, 2026.
The agency that reports for Baraboo had 13 violent and 103 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 177 arrests for 2025.
Reports from the Sauk County Sheriff's Office
The Sauk County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 20 violent and 109 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 1,062 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (608) 356-4895. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at co.sauk.wi.us/sheriffsoffice/daily-inmate-counts (page title: Daily Inmate Counts | Sauk County Wisconsin Official Website), phone (608) 356-4895, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
What the Wisconsin Public Records Law Requires
The Wisconsin Public Records Law sets the rules: an answer as soon as practicable and without delay; the law sets no number of days, at a charge of the actual cost of copying and locating, with no charge for the first $50 of locating, from the agency that holds the report.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at co.sauk.wi.us/corporationcounsel/public-records-requests (page title: Public Records Requests | Sauk County Wisconsin Official Website).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, 608-355-3280, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Baraboo?
From the agency that took it. The Baraboo police records page is at baraboowi.gov, phone (608) 355-2700; the sheriff's reports come from the Sauk County Sheriff's Office.
How long does an agency in Baraboo have to answer?
Under the Wisconsin Public Records Law, as soon as practicable and without delay; the law sets no number of days. It may charge the actual cost of copying and locating, with no charge for the first $50 of locating.
How do I get a report from the Sauk County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (608) 356-4895. Under the Wisconsin Public Records Law the answer is due as soon as practicable and without delay; the law sets no number of days.
Is this the official Baraboo website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.