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.
Chickasaw County, Iowa, has about 12,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Chickasaw County depends on where the incident happened: the Chickasaw 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 Chickasaw 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 Chickasaw County that is the Chickasaw 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 Chickasaw County Sheriff's Office
The Chickasaw County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 6 violent and 17 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 22 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 888-742-8463. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at chickasawcounty.iowa.gov/sheriff/county_jail (page title: County Jail | Sheriff | Chickasaw County Government | Iowa), phone 888-742-8463, Wednesday from 1:00 - 3:00 p.m., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Chickasaw County
The one city the FBI lists in Chickasaw County with a reporting agency of its own:
- New Hampton: 1 violent and 3 property crimes reported for 2025; 53 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: Chickasaw County in 2025
The two agencies in Chickasaw County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 7 violent and 20 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Chickasaw County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 75 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, (641) 394-3446, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Chickasaw County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Chickasaw 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 Chickasaw 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 Chickasaw County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 888-742-8463. 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 Chickasaw 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.