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 2, 2026.
Forest County, Wisconsin, has about 9,500 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Forest County depends on where the incident happened: the Forest 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: Forest County public records, Forest County arrest records, Forest County warrants, Forest County inmate search, Forest County property records, Wisconsin arrest records and Wisconsin inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Forest 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 Forest County that is the Forest 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 Forest County Sheriff's Office
The Forest County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 20 violent and 10 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 292 arrests for 2024.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 715-478-3331. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at forestcountysheriff.org/jail.html (page title: Forest County Sheriff's Department), phone 715-478-3331, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Forest County
The one city the FBI lists in Forest County with a reporting agency of its own:
- Crandon: 1 violent and 10 property crimes reported for 2025; 123 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: Forest County in 2025
The two agencies in Forest County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 21 violent and 20 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Forest County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 418 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Forest County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Forest 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 Forest 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 Forest County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 715-478-3331. 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 Forest 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.