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.
Oneida County, Wisconsin, has about 38,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Oneida County depends on where the incident happened: the Oneida 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: Oneida County public records, Oneida County arrest records, Oneida County warrants, Oneida County inmate search, Oneida County criminal records, Wisconsin arrest records and Wisconsin inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Oneida 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 Oneida County that is the Oneida 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 Oneida County Sheriff's Office
The Oneida County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 48 violent and 58 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 1,281 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 715-361-5100. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at oneidacountywi.gov/departments/sd (page title: Sheriff’s Office | Oneida County, WI), phone 715-361-5100, Monday-Friday: 8:00AM-4:30PM, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Oneida County
The one city the FBI lists in Oneida County with a reporting agency of its own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Rhinelander: 14 violent and 118 property crimes reported for 2025; 528 arrests reported for 2025. The Rhinelander police records page is at rhinelanderpd.gov/records, phone (715) 365-5300 (verified September 26, 2026).
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: Oneida County in 2025
The four agencies in Oneida County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 69 violent and 278 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the four agencies in Oneida County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,251 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, 715-369-6133, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Oneida County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Oneida 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 Oneida 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 Oneida County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 715-361-5100. 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 Oneida 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.