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.
Pierce County, Wisconsin, has about 43,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Pierce County depends on where the incident happened: the Pierce 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: Pierce County public records, Pierce County arrest records, Pierce County warrants, Pierce County inmate search, Pierce County criminal records, Wisconsin arrest records and Wisconsin inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Pierce 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 Pierce County that is the Pierce 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 River Falls (campus police), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Pierce County Sheriff's Office
The Pierce County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 11 violent and 49 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 212 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at co.pierce.wi.us/departments/sheriff_s_office/jail_roster.php (page title: Pierce County, WI), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Pierce County
The five cities the FBI lists in Pierce County with a reporting agency of their own:
- River Falls: 21 violent and 86 property crimes reported for 2025; 427 arrests reported for 2025.
- Prescott: 2 violent and 4 property crimes reported for 2025; 58 arrests reported for 2025.
- Ellsworth: 8 violent and 16 property crimes reported for 2025; 57 arrests reported for 2025.
- Spring Valley: 7 arrests reported for 2020.
- Elmwood.
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: Pierce County in 2025
The four agencies in Pierce County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 42 violent and 155 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the four agencies in Pierce County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 754 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.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at piercecountywa.govqa.us/WEBAPP/_rs/(S(wjtmkoiixd15jbnc20wvnzvv))/su... (page title: PIERCE COUNTY WA PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST CENTER).
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 Pierce County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Pierce 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 Pierce 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 Pierce 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 Pierce 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.