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 October 9, 2026.
Adams County, Wisconsin, has about 21,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Adams County depends on where the incident happened: the Adams 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 Wisconsin Public Records Law 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.
Related guides: Adams County public records, Adams County arrest records, Adams County warrants, Adams County inmate search, Adams County criminal records, Wisconsin arrest records and Wisconsin inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Adams County
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.
In Adams County that is the Adams 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.
The Wisconsin Dells Police Department is listed by the FBI across four counties including Adams County, so its arrests are not broken out for Adams County here.
Reports from the Adams County Sheriff's Office
The Adams County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 13 violent and 60 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 491 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at adamscosheriff.net/portal/Jail?hours=24 (page title: Inmates | ISOMS Portal), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 9, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Adams County
The one city the FBI lists in Adams County with a reporting agency of its own:
- Adams: 2 violent and 37 property crimes reported for 2025; 90 arrests reported for 2025.
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: Adams County in 2025
The three agencies in Adams County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 20 violent and 109 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Adams County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 581 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
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, (608) 339-4217, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Adams County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Adams County Sheriff's Office for its own arrests, or the agency that reports for the city where it happened. Under the Wisconsin Public Records Law the answer is due as soon as practicable and without delay; the law sets no number of days.
How long does an agency in Adams County 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 Adams County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit. 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 Adams 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.