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.
Ida County, Iowa, has about 6,800 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Ida County depends on where the incident happened: the Ida 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, cities, how many reports, what the law requires and common questions.
Related guides: Ida County public records, Ida County arrest records, Ida County warrants, Ida County inmate search, Ida County criminal records, Iowa arrest records and Iowa inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Ida 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 Ida County that is the Ida 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 Ida County Sheriff's Office
The Ida County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 12 violent and 19 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 81 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 712.364.3146. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at idacounty.iowa.gov/detail/ida-county-sheriff (page title: Ida County Sheriff | Ida County, Iowa), phone 712.364.3146, 401 Moorehead Street, Ida Grove, IA 51445, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
Cities in Ida County
The FBI lists no city in Ida County with a reporting agency of its own.
The cities and towns in the county are Ida Grove, Holstein, Battle Creek, Galva and Arthur.
How Many Reports: Ida County in 2025
The one agency in Ida County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 12 violent and 19 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
The Ida County Sheriff's Office reported 81 arrests to the FBI for 2025, 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, 712.364.3517, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Ida County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Ida 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 Ida 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 Ida County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 712.364.3146. 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 Ida 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.