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.
New Richmond, Wisconsin, in St. Croix County, has about 11,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from New Richmond 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: New Richmond public records, St. Croix County police reports, New Richmond arrest records, New Richmond warrants, New Richmond inmate search, New Richmond criminal records, Wisconsin arrest records and Wisconsin inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from New Richmond
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.
Inside New Richmond that is the agency that reports to the FBI for the city (filed by the FBI as New Richmond Police Department); outside it, the St. Croix County Sheriff's Office.
The Spring Valley Police Department and the River Falls Police Department are each listed by the FBI across several counties including St. Croix County, so their arrests are not broken out for St. Croix County here.
Reports from the New Richmond Police
For New Richmond, SearchSystems opened and checked the New Richmond police records page at newrichmondwi.gov/departments/police/public_records_access_policy.php (page title: Welcome to City of New Richmond, WI), 1443 Campus Drive, New Richmond, WI 54017, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 25, 2026.
The agency that reports for New Richmond had 12 violent and 99 property crimes reported for 2024 and reported 621 arrests for 2022.
Reports from the St. Croix County Sheriff's Office
The St. Croix County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it reported 781 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 715-386-4752. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at sccwi.gov/214/Jail (page title: Jail | St. Croix County, WI), phone 715-386-4752, 1101 Carmichael Rd Suite G200 Hudson, WI 54016, 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in New Richmond?
From the agency that took it. The New Richmond police records page is at newrichmondwi.gov; the sheriff's reports come from the St. Croix County Sheriff's Office.
How long does an agency in New Richmond 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 St. Croix County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 715-386-4752. 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 New Richmond 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.