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 30, 2026.
Boone County, Iowa, has about 27,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Boone County depends on where the incident happened: the Boone 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.
Related guides: Boone County public records, Boone County arrest records, Boone County warrants, Boone County criminal records, Boone County court records, Iowa arrest records and Iowa inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Boone 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 Boone County that is the Boone 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.
The Woodward Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Boone County, so its arrests are not broken out for Boone County here.
Reports from the Boone County Sheriff's Office
The Boone County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 8 violent and 11 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 122 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit.
Reports from the City Agencies in Boone County
The two cities the FBI lists in Boone County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Boone: 11 violent and 86 property crimes reported for 2025; 205 arrests reported for 2025.
- Ogden: 1 violent and 3 property crimes reported for 2025; 9 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: Boone County in 2025
The three agencies in Boone County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 20 violent and 100 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the three agencies in Boone County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 336 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.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at boonecountyin-sheriff.nextrequest.com (page title: Open Public Records RequestNextRequest | Modern FOIA & Public Records Request Software).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the County Attorney, 515-433-0542, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Boone County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Boone 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 Boone 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 Boone 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 Boone 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.