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 on September 23, 2026.
Trempealeau County, Wisconsin, has about 31,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Trempealeau County depends on where the incident happened: the Trempealeau 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 Trempealeau 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 Trempealeau County that is the Trempealeau 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 Trempealeau County Sheriff's Office
The Trempealeau County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 25 violent and 40 property crimes reported for 2023.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (715) 538-4509. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at co.trempealeau.wi.us/departments/court___legal_departments/sheriffs... (page title: Trempealeau County), phone (715) 538-4509, 18600, Monday - Friday 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Trempealeau County
The nine cities the FBI lists in Trempealeau County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Arcadia: 0 violent and 4 property crimes reported for 2023; 81 arrests reported for 2025.
- Trempealeau: 18 arrests reported for 2019.
- Osseo: 1 violent and 6 property crimes reported for 2023; 191 arrests reported for 2020.
- Galesville: 22 arrests reported for 2021.
- Whitehall: 1 violent and 5 property crimes reported for 2023; 70 arrests reported for 2025.
- Independence: 38 arrests reported for 2020.
- Blair: 101 arrests reported for 2019.
- Strum: 0 violent and 1 property crimes reported for 2023; 6 arrests reported for 2023.
- Eleva.
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: Trempealeau County in 2023
The five agencies in Trempealeau County with all twelve months of 2023 on file reported 27 violent and 56 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the three agencies in Trempealeau County with all twelve months of 2022 on file reported 222 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.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at co.trempealeau.wi.us/departments/court___legal_departments/sheriffs... (page title: Trempealeau County).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, 715-538-2311, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Trempealeau County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Trempealeau 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 Trempealeau 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 Trempealeau County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (715) 538-4509. 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 Trempealeau 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.