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 on September 30, 2026.
Page County, Iowa, has about 15,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Page County depends on where the incident happened: the Page 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: Page County public records, Page County arrest records, Page County warrants, Page County inmate search, Iowa arrest records and Iowa inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Page 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 Page County that is the Page 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 Page County Sheriff's Office
The Page County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 5 violent and 24 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 64 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (712) 542-5193. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at pagecounty.iowa.gov/offices/sheriffs-office (page title: Page County | Sheriff's Office), phone (712) 542-5193, Monday - Friday 8:00 am - 4:30 pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Page County
The two cities the FBI lists in Page County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Clarinda: 13 violent and 37 property crimes reported for 2025; 83 arrests reported for 2025.
- Shenandoah: 4 violent and 16 property crimes reported for 2025; 165 arrests reported for 2024.
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: Page County in 2025
The three agencies in Page County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 22 violent and 77 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Page County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 147 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
What the Iowa Open Records Law (Chapter 22) Requires
Under the Iowa Open Records Law (Chapter 22) the agency must answer a request without delay; the law sets no fixed number of days, and a delay past 20 days must be justified, and it may charge the actual cost of copying and retrieval. The request goes to the agency that holds the report, in writing, and does not have to say why the report is wanted.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Page County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Page 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 Page 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 Page County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (712) 542-5193. 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 Page 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.