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.
Vilas County, Wisconsin, has about 24,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Vilas County depends on where the incident happened: the Vilas 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 Vilas 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 Vilas County that is the Vilas 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 Vilas County Sheriff's Office
The Vilas County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 5 violent and 70 property crimes reported for 2024 and reported 369 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at vilascountysheriff.org, 330 Court Street Eagle River, WI 54521, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Vilas County
The one city the FBI lists in Vilas County with a reporting agency of its own:
- Eagle River: 1 violent and 30 property crimes reported for 2024; 94 arrests reported for 2024.
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: Vilas County in 2024
The two agencies in Vilas County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 6 violent and 100 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
The Vilas County Sheriff's Office reported 329 arrests to the FBI for 2022, 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.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, 715-479-3614, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Vilas County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Vilas 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 Vilas 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 Vilas 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 Vilas 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.