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 24, 2026 and October 9, 2026.
Riverton, Wyoming, in Fremont County, has about 11,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Riverton depends on where the incident happened. This guide names each agency, where its records page is and what the Wyoming Public Records Act requires of it.
This guide covers which agency, the city's records page, the sheriff's reports, what the law requires and common questions.
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Which Agency Holds a Report from Riverton
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.
Inside Riverton that is the agency that reports to the FBI for the city (filed by the FBI as Riverton Police Department); outside it, the Fremont County Sheriff's Office.
Reports from the Riverton Police
For Riverton, SearchSystems opened and checked the Riverton police records page at rivertonwy.gov/departments/police/records.php (page title: Records Division | Request Report), phone (307) 856-4891, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 26, 2026.
The agency that reports for Riverton had 90 violent and 342 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 1,282 arrests for 2025.
Reports from the Fremont County Sheriff's Office
The Fremont County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it reported 379 arrests for 2020.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (307) 332-5611. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at fremontcountywy.gov/government/locations.php (page title: Sheriff's Office Locations), phone (307) 332-5611, 460 Railroad St., Lander, WY 82520, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 9, 2026.
What the Wyoming Public Records Act Requires
The Wyoming Public Records Act sets the rules: an answer within 30 days at most, at a charge of the actual cost of copying, from the agency that holds the report.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at fremontcountywy.org/how_do_i/request_records/index.php (page title: Welcome to Fremont County, WY).
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Riverton?
From the agency that took it. The Riverton police records page is at rivertonwy.gov/departments/police/records.php, phone (307) 856-4891; the sheriff's reports come from the Fremont County Sheriff's Office.
How long does an agency in Riverton have to answer?
Under the Wyoming Public Records Act, within 30 days at most. It may charge the actual cost of copying.
How do I get a report from the Fremont County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (307) 332-5611. Under the Wyoming Public Records Act the answer is due within 30 days at most.
Is this the official Riverton website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.