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 1, 2026.
Winnebago County, Wisconsin, has about 173,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Winnebago County depends on where the incident happened: the Winnebago 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: Winnebago County public records, Winnebago County arrest records, Winnebago County warrants, Winnebago County inmate search, Winnebago County property records, Wisconsin arrest records and Wisconsin inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Winnebago 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 Winnebago County that is the Winnebago 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 Oshkosh (campus police), with a records office of its own.
The Appleton Police Department is listed by the FBI across three counties including Winnebago County, so its arrests are not broken out for Winnebago County here.
Reports from the Winnebago County Sheriff's Office
The Winnebago County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 16 violent and 86 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 590 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at inmates.winnebagosheriff.com (page title: Winnebago County Sheriff's Office -- Inmate Inquiry), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Winnebago County
The six cities the FBI lists in Winnebago County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Oshkosh: 173 violent and 880 property crimes reported for 2025; 3,717 arrests reported for 2025. The Oshkosh police records page is at oshkoshpd.com/RecordsReports, phone 920-236-5731 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Neenah: 40 violent and 246 property crimes reported for 2025; 951 arrests reported for 2025. The Neenah police records page is at ci.neenah.wi.us/departments/police/permits/open-records-requests, phone 920-886-6006 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Fox Crossing: 15 violent and 82 property crimes reported for 2025; 759 arrests reported for 2025. The Fox Crossing police department's page is at foxcrossingwi.gov/departments/police, phone 920-720-7109 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Menasha: 26 violent and 82 property crimes reported for 2025; 723 arrests reported for 2025. The Menasha police department's page is at menashawi.gov/departments/police/forms.php, phone (920) 967-3500 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Omro: 1 violent and 14 property crimes reported for 2025; 84 arrests reported for 2025.
- Winneconne: 2 violent and 3 property crimes reported for 2025; 108 arrests reported for 2025.
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: Winnebago County in 2025
The seven agencies in Winnebago County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 273 violent and 1,393 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the seven agencies in Winnebago County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 6,932 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 winnebagocountysheriffwi.nextrequest.com (page title: Public Records Online PortalNextRequest | Modern FOIA & Public Records Request Software).
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 Winnebago County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Winnebago 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 Winnebago 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 Winnebago 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 Winnebago 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.