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.
Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, has about 925,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Milwaukee County depends on where the incident happened: the Milwaukee 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 Milwaukee 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 Milwaukee County that is the Milwaukee 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 Milwaukee and Marquette University (campus police) and the State Fair Park Police (state agency), each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office
The Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 109 violent and 122 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 2,392 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at incustodysearch.milwaukeecountywi.gov (page title: Milwaukee County Sheriff | In Custody Locator), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Milwaukee County
The 19 cities the FBI lists in Milwaukee County with a reporting agency of their own, the largest twelve first, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Milwaukee: 6,409 violent and 13,439 property crimes reported for 2025; 12,488 arrests reported for 2025.
- West Allis: 109 violent and 1,021 property crimes reported for 2025; 2,959 arrests reported for 2025.
- Wauwatosa: 87 violent and 1,126 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,370 arrests reported for 2025. The Wauwatosa police department's page is at wauwatosa.net/government/departments/police/public-information-and-..., phone (414) 471-8430 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Oak Creek: 28 violent and 695 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,410 arrests reported for 2025.
- Greenfield: 39 violent and 821 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,413 arrests reported for 2025.
- Franklin: 19 violent and 363 property crimes reported for 2025; 630 arrests reported for 2025. The Franklin police records page is at franklinwi.gov/Departments/Police/Public-Records.htm, phone 414-858-2723 (verified September 25, 2026).
- South Milwaukee: 26 violent and 196 property crimes reported for 2025; 603 arrests reported for 2025.
- Cudahy: 16 violent and 105 property crimes reported for 2025; 714 arrests reported for 2025. The Cudahy police records page is at cudahy-wi.gov/departments/police/records_request.php, phone (608) 266-8753 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Whitefish Bay: 2 violent and 105 property crimes reported for 2025; 192 arrests reported for 2025. The Whitefish Bay police records page is at wfbvillage.gov/203/Request-Police-Reports-Records, phone (608) 266-8753 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Greendale: 7 violent and 135 property crimes reported for 2025; 464 arrests reported for 2025.
- Glendale: 38 violent and 571 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,228 arrests reported for 2025.
- Shorewood: 6 violent and 169 property crimes reported for 2025; 178 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.
The rest: Brown Deer, St. Francis, Hales Corners, Fox Point, Bayside, West Milwaukee and River Hills.
How Many Reports: Milwaukee County in 2025
The 20 agencies in Milwaukee County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 6,975 violent and 20,242 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the 20 agencies in Milwaukee County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 28,168 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Milwaukee County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Milwaukee 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 Milwaukee 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 Milwaukee 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 Milwaukee 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.