Reviewed and updated October 4, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. Every office link on this page was opened and checked against the office's own website at review time.
Dodge City is a city in Ford County, Kansas, with about 28,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its public records are split between the city and the county. The city keeps police reports, council records and its own licenses and permits; court cases, jail bookings, deeds and vital records are county or state records. This guide names the Dodge City offices SearchSystems verified, links to each one's own website and gives the phone number and address where the office publishes them. SearchSystems verified 2 city office pages for Dodge City, every one opened and checked.
In this guide: City or county, Police records, City Hall, Records requests and Questions.
City or county record: where Dodge City records are kept
- Kept by the City of Dodge City: police reports, council and board meeting records, ordinances and the city's own licenses and permits.
- Kept by Ford County or the state: court cases, jail bookings, deeds and property values and birth and death certificates. These are not city records; they are in the Ford County public records guide under court records, jail lookups, property records and vital records.
Dodge City police reports and records
Incident reports, crash reports and the other records of the Dodge City police are requested from the department's records unit, usually in writing or through an online form. Reports on open investigations and the names of victims and juveniles are usually withheld or redacted, and some states limit crash reports to the people involved and their insurers. The page below is the one SearchSystems verified for Dodge City police records.
- Website: dodgecity.org/m/directory/department?did=3 (page title: Staff Directory, Police Department)
- Phone: 620-225-8126
- Address: 110 W. Spruce St. Dodge City, KS 67801
- Hours: Monday through Sunday: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
- Checked: September 26, 2026, the page answered.
Jail bookings and inmate lookups are usually handled by the county, not the city police. They are in the Ford County public records guide under jail and inmate lookups.
Dodge City City Hall: departments, licenses and permits
Business licenses, building permits, code enforcement cases and the city's other records are kept by the department that issued them. The city's own website below lists its departments and how to reach them.
- Website: dodgecity.org (page title: Dodge City, KS)
- Checked: September 26, 2026, the page answered.
Public records requests to Dodge City
Kansas public records law applies to the city government of Dodge City. A record that is not posted online is requested from the office that holds it: the police records unit for police reports and the department that issued a permit or license for its records. A request that names a date, an address, or a report or case number is the easiest to answer.
Dodge City Arrest Records
The Dodge City arrest records guide covers the agency that reports Dodge City's arrests to the FBI and the 1,189 arrests it reported for 2025. It also says where a person arrested in Dodge City is held, how to find out about an arrest and how to get a copy of the report.
Dodge City Records Guides
SearchSystems has nine more guides to Dodge City, each written from the city's own offices and figures: Dodge City warrants (who issues and serves them, where a person arrested on one is held, how to check for one), Dodge City inmate search (the jail page of the Ford County Sheriff's Office, the jail numbers and who books people), Dodge City criminal records (the court file, the Kansas criminal history and the local arrest records), Dodge City court records (which court hears what, the case search and who keeps the files), Dodge City police reports (which agency holds a report and what the Kansas Open Records Act requires), Dodge City traffic tickets (which court takes the ticket, who writes them and the driving record), Dodge City DUI (the DUI law, the arrest, the court case and the license case), Dodge City divorce records (which court holds the file and how a certified copy is had) and Dodge City property records (deeds, assessed values, permits and evictions).
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official Dodge City website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official Dodge City offices listed above, and the city's own website is dodgecity.org; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
How do I get a police report in Dodge City?
Request it from the Dodge City police records unit at dodgecity.org/m/directory/department?did=3, phone 620-225-8126. Reports on open investigations and the names of victims and juveniles are usually withheld or redacted.
Where do I find court records or jail bookings for Dodge City?
Dodge City cases are heard by the courts that serve Ford County, and people arrested in Dodge City are usually booked into the county jail. Both are covered in the Ford County public records guide on SearchSystems.
How do I request a public record from Dodge City?
From the office that holds it: the police records unit for police reports and the department that issued a permit or license for its records. Kansas public records law applies to city governments.