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 30, 2026 and October 1, 2026.
Allamakee County, Iowa, has about 14,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Allamakee County depends on where the incident happened: the Allamakee 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 Iowa Open Records Law (Chapter 22) 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 Allamakee 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 Allamakee County that is the Allamakee 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 Allamakee County Sheriff's Office
The Allamakee County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 14 violent and 9 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 95 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 563-568-4521. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at allamakeecounty.iowa.gov/departments/sheriff/jail (page title: County Jail | Allamakee County, Iowa), phone 563-568-4521, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Allamakee County
The three cities the FBI lists in Allamakee County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Waukon: 2 violent and 15 property crimes reported for 2025; 14 arrests reported for 2025.
- Postville: 8 violent and 17 property crimes reported for 2025; 72 arrests reported for 2025.
- Lansing: 3 violent and 4 property crimes reported for 2025; 10 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: Allamakee County in 2025
The four agencies in Allamakee County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 27 violent and 45 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the four agencies in Allamakee County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 191 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
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.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the County Attorney, (563) 568-3813, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Allamakee County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Allamakee County Sheriff's Office for its own arrests, or the agency that reports for the city where it happened. 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.
How long does an agency in Allamakee County 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 Allamakee County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 563-568-4521. 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 Allamakee 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.