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 30, 2026.
Barron County, Wisconsin, has about 47,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Barron County depends on where the incident happened: the Barron 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: Barron County public records, Barron County arrest records, Barron County warrants, Barron County criminal records, Barron County court records, Wisconsin arrest records and Wisconsin inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Barron County
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.
In Barron County that is the Barron 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.
Reports from the Barron County Sheriff's Office
The Barron County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 14 violent and 44 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 393 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit.
Reports from the City Agencies in Barron County
The four cities the FBI lists in Barron County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Rice Lake: 36 violent and 90 property crimes reported for 2025; 483 arrests reported for 2025.
- Barron: 2 violent and 17 property crimes reported for 2025; 100 arrests reported for 2025.
- Cumberland.
- Chetek: 4 violent and 0 property crimes reported for 2025; 30 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: Barron County in 2025
The four agencies in Barron County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 56 violent and 151 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the four agencies in Barron County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,006 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, (715) 537-6220, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Barron County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Barron 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 Barron 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 Barron 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 Barron 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.