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 on September 24, 2026.
Sweetwater County, Wyoming, has about 41,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Sweetwater County depends on where the incident happened: the Sweetwater 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 Sweetwater 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 Sweetwater County that is the Sweetwater 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 Sweetwater County Sheriff's Office
The Sweetwater County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 17 violent and 71 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 160 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (307) 352-4911. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at sweetwatercountywy.gov/departments/sheriff/detention.php (page title: Sheriff's Office), phone (307) 352-4911, 50140, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Sweetwater County
The two cities the FBI lists in Sweetwater County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Rock Springs: 33 violent and 199 property crimes reported for 2025; 494 arrests reported for 2025.
- Green River: 14 violent and 79 property crimes reported for 2025; 168 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: Sweetwater County in 2025
The three agencies in Sweetwater County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 64 violent and 349 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the three agencies in Sweetwater County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 822 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) 922-5260, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Sweetwater County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Sweetwater 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 Sweetwater 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 Sweetwater County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (307) 352-4911. Under the Wyoming Public Records Act the answer is due within 30 days at most.
Is this the official Sweetwater 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.