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.
Green Lake County, Wisconsin, has about 19,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Green Lake County depends on where the incident happened: the Green Lake 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.
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Which Agency Holds a Report from Green Lake 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 Green Lake County that is the Green Lake 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 Green Lake County Sheriff's Office
The Green Lake County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 0 violent and 21 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 347 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 920-294-4059. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at greenlakecountywi.gov/departments/sheriff-corrections (page title: Sheriff | Corrections | Green Lake County, WI), phone 920-294-4059, Friday 2:00 pm - 10:00 pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Green Lake County
The four cities the FBI lists in Green Lake County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Berlin: 0 violent and 33 property crimes reported for 2025; 210 arrests reported for 2025. The Berlin police records page is at cityofberlin.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/40/2018/10/open_records_r..., phone 920-361-0444 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Markesan: 38 arrests reported for 2023.
- Princeton: 26 arrests reported for 2022.
- Green Lake: 0 violent and 4 property crimes reported for 2025; 61 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: Green Lake County in 2025
The three agencies in Green Lake County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 0 violent and 58 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the three agencies in Green Lake County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 618 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, 920-294-4142, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Green Lake County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Green Lake 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 Green Lake 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 Green Lake County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 920-294-4059. 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 Green Lake 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.