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 30, 2026 and October 1, 2026.
Ringgold County, Iowa, has about 4,600 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Ringgold County depends on where the incident happened: the Ringgold 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: Ringgold County public records, Ringgold County arrest records, Ringgold County warrants, Ringgold County inmate search, Ringgold County criminal records, Iowa arrest records and Iowa inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Ringgold 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 Ringgold County that is the Ringgold 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 Ringgold County Sheriff's Office
The Ringgold County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 6 violent and 14 property crimes reported for 2023 and reported 12 arrests for 2023.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 641-464-3921. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at ringgoldcounty.iowa.gov/sheriff/jail_division (page title: Jail Division | Sheriff's Office | Ringgold County, IA), phone 641-464-3921, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
Cities in Ringgold County
The FBI lists no city in Ringgold County with a reporting agency of its own.
The cities and towns in the county are Mount Ayr, Diagonal, Kellerton, Tingley, Redding, Benton, Maloy, Ellston and Beaconsfield.
How Many Reports: Ringgold County in 2023
The one agency in Ringgold County with all twelve months of 2023 on file reported 6 violent and 14 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
The Ringgold County Sheriff's Office reported 12 arrests to the FBI for 2023, 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.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the County Attorney, 641-464-3235, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Ringgold County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Ringgold 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 Ringgold 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 Ringgold County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 641-464-3921. 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 Ringgold 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.