SearchSystems Editorial

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 9, 2026.

About this guide

Waukesha County, Wisconsin, has about 417,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Waukesha County depends on where the incident happened: the Waukesha 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: Waukesha County public records, Waukesha County arrest records, Waukesha County warrants, Waukesha County inmate search, Waukesha County criminal records, Wisconsin arrest records and Wisconsin inmate search.

Which Agency Holds a Report from Waukesha 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 Waukesha County that is the Waukesha 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 Waukesha County Sheriff's Office

The Waukesha County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 36 violent and 231 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 2,041 arrests for 2025.

Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at waukeshacounty.gov/sheriff/jail-division/current-inmate-list (page title: Current Inmate List | Waukesha County), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.

Reports from the City Agencies in Waukesha County

The 22 cities the FBI lists in Waukesha County with a reporting agency of their own, the largest twelve first, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:

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.

The rest: Elm Grove, Summit, North Prairie, Lannon, Butler, Big Bend, Nashotah, Oconomowoc Lake, Chenequa and Lac La Belle.

How Many Reports: Waukesha County in 2025

The 16 agencies in Waukesha County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 264 violent and 2,409 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.

Together, the 16 agencies in Waukesha County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 8,658 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.

A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, 262-548-7076, handles discovery for pending cases.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I get a police report in Waukesha County?

From the agency whose officer took it: the Waukesha 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 Waukesha 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 Waukesha 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 Waukesha 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.