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 2, 2026.
Washington County, Wisconsin, has about 139,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Washington County depends on where the incident happened: the Washington 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: Washington County public records, Washington County arrest records, Washington County warrants, Washington County inmate search, Washington County criminal records, Wisconsin arrest records and Wisconsin inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Washington 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 Washington County that is the Washington 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 Washington County Sheriff's Office
The Washington County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 24 violent and 129 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 738 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at washingtoncountysheriffwi.org (page title: Washington County Jail Offender Locator), a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 403), so open it in a browser.
Reports from the City Agencies in Washington County
The eight cities the FBI lists in Washington County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- West Bend: 55 violent and 314 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,456 arrests reported for 2025. The West Bend police records page is at westbendwi.gov/departments/police/public_records_access_notice.php (verified September 25, 2026).
- Germantown: 10 violent and 191 property crimes reported for 2025; 628 arrests reported for 2025.
- Hartford (township).
- Hartford: 23 violent and 102 property crimes reported for 2025; 715 arrests reported for 2025.
- Jackson: 3 violent and 16 property crimes reported for 2025; 185 arrests reported for 2025. The Jackson police records page is at villageofjacksonwi.gov/357/Police-Department-Open-Records-Requests, phone 608-266-7314 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Slinger: 8 violent and 28 property crimes reported for 2025; 266 arrests reported for 2025. The Slinger police department's page is at vi.slinger.wi.gov/police-department, phone (262) 644-6441 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Kewaskum: 2 violent and 29 property crimes reported for 2025; 99 arrests reported for 2024.
- Newburg.
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: Washington County in 2025
The seven agencies in Washington County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 125 violent and 809 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the six agencies in Washington County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 3,988 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 washcowisco.gov/departments/sheriff_office/open_records (page title: Open Records | Washington County, WI).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, 262-335-4311, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Washington County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Washington 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 Washington 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 Washington 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 Washington 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.