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 2, 2026.
Big Horn County, Wyoming, has about 12,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Big Horn County depends on where the incident happened: the Big Horn 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 Wyoming Public Records Act 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 Big Horn 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 Big Horn County that is the Big Horn 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 Big Horn County Sheriff's Office
The Big Horn County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 6 violent and 2 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 52 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at bighorncountywysheriff.com/inmate-search (page title: Big Horn County Inmate Search, Jail Rosters), a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 403), so open it in a browser.
Reports from the City Agencies in Big Horn County
The three cities the FBI lists in Big Horn County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Lovell: 1,152 arrests reported for 2025.
- Greybull: 29 arrests reported for 2020.
- Basin: 1,152 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: Big Horn County in 2025
The one agency in Big Horn County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 6 violent and 2 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the three agencies in Big Horn County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,356 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
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.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the County Attorney, (307) 568-2436, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Big Horn County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Big Horn County Sheriff's Office for its own arrests, or the agency that reports for the city where it happened. Under the Wyoming Public Records Act the answer is due within 30 days at most.
How long does an agency in Big Horn County 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 Big Horn County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit. Under the Wyoming Public Records Act the answer is due within 30 days at most.
Is this the official Big Horn 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.