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 October 4, 2026.
Delaware County, Iowa, has about 18,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Delaware County depends on where the incident happened: the Delaware 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: Delaware County public records, Delaware County arrest records, Delaware County warrants, Delaware County inmate search, Delaware County criminal records, Iowa arrest records and Iowa inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Delaware County
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.
In Delaware County that is the Delaware 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 Dyersville Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Delaware County, so its arrests are not broken out for Delaware County here.
Reports from the Delaware County Sheriff's Office
The Delaware County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 18 violent and 9 property crimes reported for 2024 and reported 171 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 563-927-3135. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at delawarecounty.iowa.gov/jail-division (page title: Delaware County Iowa | Sheriff), phone 563-927-3135, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 4, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Delaware County
The one city the FBI lists in Delaware County with a reporting agency of its own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Manchester: 8 violent and 60 property crimes reported for 2024; 181 arrests reported for 2025. The Manchester police department's page is at manchester-ia.org/vnews/display.v/SEC/Departments|Police%20Department, phone 563-927-3355 (verified October 1, 2026).
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: Delaware County in 2024
The two agencies in Delaware County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 26 violent and 69 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Delaware County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 352 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) 927-3819, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Delaware County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Delaware 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 Delaware 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 Delaware County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 563-927-3135. 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 Delaware 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.