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 24, 2026.
Brown County, Wisconsin, has about 274,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Brown County depends on where the incident happened: the Brown 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: Brown County public records, Brown County arrest records, Brown County warrants, Brown County inmate search, Brown County criminal records, Wisconsin arrest records and Wisconsin inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Brown 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 Brown County that is the Brown 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 FBI's list also carries the University of Wisconsin at Green Bay (campus police), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Brown County Sheriff's Office
The Brown County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 32 violent and 519 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 1,110 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at browncountywi.gov/services/jail-inmate-lookup-tool (page title: Brown County > Services > All > Jail Inmate Lookup Tool), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Brown County
The six cities the FBI lists in Brown County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Green Bay: 477 violent and 1,265 property crimes reported for 2025; 5,716 arrests reported for 2025.
- De Pere: 12 violent and 90 property crimes reported for 2025; 619 arrests reported for 2025. The De Pere police department's page is at deperewi.gov/department/index.php?structureid=17, phone (920) 339-4078 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Ashwaubenon: 7 violent and 311 property crimes reported for 2025; 897 arrests reported for 2025. The Ashwaubenon police department's page is at ashwaubenon.gov/government/departments/public-safety/police, phone 920.492.2995 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Hobart: 6 violent and 38 property crimes reported for 2025; 98 arrests reported for 2025. The Hobart police records page is at hobartwi.gov/police-public-records, phone (920) 391-7450 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Wrightstown.
- Pulaski: 3 violent and 21 property crimes reported for 2025; 22 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: Brown County in 2025
The six agencies in Brown County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 537 violent and 2,244 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the six agencies in Brown County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 8,462 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
What the Wisconsin Public Records Law Requires
Under the Wisconsin Public Records Law the agency must answer a request as soon as practicable and without delay; the law sets no number of days, and it may charge the actual cost of copying and locating, with no charge for the first $50 of locating. The request goes to the agency that holds the report, in writing, and does not have to say why the report is wanted.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at browncountywi.gov/services/records-requests (page title: Brown County > Services > All > Records Requests).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Brown County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Brown 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 Brown 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 Brown 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 Brown 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.