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 26, 2026.
Waukee, Iowa, in Dallas County, has about 34,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Waukee depends on where the incident happened. This guide names each agency, where its records page is and what the Iowa Open Records Law (Chapter 22) requires of it.
This guide covers which agency, the city's records page, the sheriff's reports, what the law requires and common questions.
Related guides: Waukee public records, Dallas County police reports, Waukee arrest records, Waukee warrants, Waukee inmate search, Waukee criminal records, Iowa arrest records and Iowa inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Waukee
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.
Inside Waukee that is the agency that reports to the FBI for the city (filed by the FBI as Waukee Police Department); outside it, the Dallas County Sheriff's Office.
The Urbandale Police Department, the Clive Police Department and the West Des Moines Police Department are each listed by the FBI across several counties including Dallas County, so their arrests are not broken out for Dallas County here.
Reports from the Waukee Police
For Waukee, SearchSystems opened and checked the Waukee police department's page at waukee.org/263/Police (page title: Police | Waukee, IA), phone 515-978-7979, 815 NW 20th Street Waukee, IA 50263, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 26, 2026.
The agency that reports for Waukee had 52 violent and 233 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 559 arrests for 2025.
Reports from the Dallas County Sheriff's Office
The Dallas County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 17 violent and 41 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 280 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at inmates.dallascountyiowa.gov/NewWorld.InmateInquiry/dallas (page title: Inmate Search), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
What the Iowa Open Records Law (Chapter 22) Requires
The Iowa Open Records Law (Chapter 22) sets the rules: an answer without delay; the law sets no fixed number of days, and a delay past 20 days must be justified, at a charge of the actual cost of copying and retrieval, from the agency that holds the report.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at dallascountyiowa.gov/263/Open-Records-Request (page title: Open Records Request | Dallas County, IA).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the County Attorney, 515-993-5060, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Waukee?
From the agency that took it. The Waukee police department's page is at waukee.org/263/Police, phone 515-978-7979; the sheriff's reports come from the Dallas County Sheriff's Office.
How long does an agency in Waukee have to answer?
Under the Iowa Open Records Law (Chapter 22), without delay; the law sets no fixed number of days, and a delay past 20 days must be justified. It may charge the actual cost of copying and retrieval.
How do I get a report from the Dallas County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit. Under the Iowa Open Records Law (Chapter 22) the answer is due without delay; the law sets no fixed number of days, and a delay past 20 days must be justified.
Is this the official Waukee 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.