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 26, 2026 and October 9, 2026.
Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, in Door County, has about 9,900 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Sturgeon Bay 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 Sturgeon Bay
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 Sturgeon Bay that is the agency that reports to the FBI for the city (filed by the FBI as Sturgeon Bay Police Department); outside it, the Door County Sheriff's Office.
Reports from the Sturgeon Bay Police
For Sturgeon Bay, SearchSystems opened and checked the Sturgeon Bay police department's page at sturgeonbaywi.org/departments/police_department/index.php (page title: Welcome to Sturgeon Bay, WI), phone 920-746-2450, 421 Michigan Street Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 26, 2026.
The agency that reports for Sturgeon Bay had 10 violent and 66 property crimes reported for 2024 and reported 456 arrests for 2023.
Reports from the Door County Sheriff's Office
The Door County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 18 violent and 68 property crimes reported for 2024 and reported 399 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (920)746-2400. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at co.door.wi.gov/862/Jail (page title: Jail | Door County, WI), phone (920)746-2400, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 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.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, 920-746-2284, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Sturgeon Bay?
From the agency that took it. The Sturgeon Bay police department's page is at sturgeonbaywi.org, phone 920-746-2450; the sheriff's reports come from the Door County Sheriff's Office.
How long does an agency in Sturgeon Bay 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 Door County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (920)746-2400. 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 Sturgeon Bay 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.