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 September 28, 2026.
Hot Springs County, Wyoming, has about 4,600 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Hot Springs County depends on where the incident happened: the Hot Springs 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 Hot Springs County
The report of an incident is released by the agency that took it; the court and the jail hold their own records of the same event, but not the report.
In Hot Springs County that is the Hot Springs 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 Hot Springs County Sheriff's Office
The Hot Springs County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 0 violent and 6 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 60 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 307-864-2622. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at hscounty.com/departments/sheriff (page title: Hot Springs County Sheriff | Hot Springs County Wyoming), phone 307-864-2622, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 28, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Hot Springs County
The one city the FBI lists in Hot Springs County with a reporting agency of its own:
- Thermopolis: 2 violent and 10 property crimes reported for 2025; 116 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: Hot Springs County in 2025
The two agencies in Hot Springs County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2 violent and 16 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Hot Springs County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 176 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
What the Wyoming Public Records Act Requires
Under the Wyoming Public Records Act the agency must answer a request within 30 days at most, and it may charge the actual cost of copying. 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 County Attorney, 307-864-2004, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Hot Springs County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Hot Springs 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 Hot Springs 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 Hot Springs County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 307-864-2622. Under the Wyoming Public Records Act the answer is due within 30 days at most.
Is this the official Hot Springs 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.