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.
Beloit, Wisconsin, in Rock County, has about 37,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Beloit 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.
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Which Agency Holds a Report from Beloit
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 Beloit that is the agency that reports to the FBI for the city (filed by the FBI as Beloit Town Police Department); outside it, the Rock County Sheriff's Office.
The Brodhead Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Rock County, so its arrests are not broken out for Rock County here.
Reports from the Beloit Police
For Beloit, SearchSystems opened and checked the Beloit police records page at beloitwi.gov/index.asp (page title: Records Requests | PD Storage | Beloit, WI), phone (608)364-6801, 100 State St. Beloit, WI 53511, Monday through Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 25, 2026.
The agency that reports for Beloit had 11 violent and 52 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 348 arrests for 2025.
Reports from the Rock County Sheriff's Office
The Rock County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 43 violent and 140 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 1,573 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 608-757-8000. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at co.rock.wi.us/departments/sheriff-s-office/jail (page title: Jail | Rock County, WI), phone 608-757-8000, 200 East US Highway 14 Janesville, WI 53545, Monday - Friday 7:00 am - 3:00 pm, 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.rock.wi.us/departments/county-clerk/public-records-request (page title: Public Records Requests | Rock County, WI).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, (608) 757-5615, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Beloit?
From the agency that took it. The Beloit police records page is at beloitwi.gov/index.asp, phone (608)364-6801; the sheriff's reports come from the Rock County Sheriff's Office.
How long does an agency in Beloit 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 Rock County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 608-757-8000. 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 Beloit 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.