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 September 30, 2026.
Kiowa County, Colorado, has about 1,400 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Kiowa County depends on where the incident happened: the Kiowa 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 Colorado Open Records Act requires of it.
This guide covers which agency, the sheriff's reports, cities, how many reports, what the law requires and common questions.
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Which Agency Holds a Report from Kiowa 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 Kiowa County that is the Kiowa 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 Kiowa County Sheriff's Office
The Kiowa County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 0 violent and 9 property crimes reported for 2024 and reported 14 arrests for 2024.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (719) 438-5411. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at kiowacounty.colorado.gov/government/elected-officials/sheriff (page title: Sheriff | Kiowa County), phone (719) 438-5411, 1305 Goff Street, P.O. Box 427, Eads, CO 81036, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
Cities in Kiowa County
The FBI lists no city in Kiowa County with a reporting agency of its own.
The cities and towns in the county are Eads, Haswell and Sheridan Lake.
How Many Reports: Kiowa County in 2024
The one agency in Kiowa County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 0 violent and 9 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
The Kiowa County Sheriff's Office reported 14 arrests to the FBI for 2024, and each arrest is a report of its own.
What the Colorado Open Records Act Requires
Under the Colorado Open Records Act the agency must answer a request within 3 working days, extendable to 7 when there are extenuating circumstances, and it may charge research and retrieval time after the first hour, plus copying. The request goes to the agency that holds the report, in writing, and does not have to say why the report is wanted.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at kiowacounty.colorado.gov/form/clerk-and-recorder-open-records (page title: Clerk and Recorder Open Records Request | Kiowa County).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, (720) 733-4500, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Kiowa County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Kiowa County Sheriff's Office for its own arrests, or the agency that reports for the city where it happened. Under the Colorado Open Records Act the answer is due within 3 working days, extendable to 7 when there are extenuating circumstances.
How long does an agency in Kiowa County have to answer?
Under the Colorado Open Records Act, within 3 working days, extendable to 7 when there are extenuating circumstances. It may charge research and retrieval time after the first hour, plus copying.
How do I get a report from the Kiowa County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (719) 438-5411. Under the Colorado Open Records Act the answer is due within 3 working days, extendable to 7 when there are extenuating circumstances.
Is this the official Kiowa 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.