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 26, 2026.
Dodge City, Kansas, in Ford County, has about 28,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Dodge City depends on where the incident happened. This guide names each agency, where its records page is and what the Kansas Open Records Act requires of it.
This guide covers which agency, the city's records page, the sheriff's reports, what the law requires and common questions.
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Which Agency Holds a Report from Dodge City
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.
Inside Dodge City that is the agency that reports to the FBI for the city (filed by the FBI as Dodge City Police Department); outside it, the Ford County Sheriff's Office.
The FBI's list also carries the Boothill Casino Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission (state agency), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Dodge City Police
For Dodge City, SearchSystems opened and checked the Dodge City police department's page at dodgecity.org/m/directory/department?did=3 (page title: Staff Directory, Police Department), phone 620-225-8126, 110 W. Spruce St. Dodge City, KS 67801, Monday through Sunday: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 26, 2026.
The agency that reports for Dodge City had 72 violent and 306 property crimes reported for 2024 and reported 1,189 arrests for 2025.
Reports from the Ford County Sheriff's Office
The Ford County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 12 violent and 26 property crimes reported for 2024 and reported 433 arrests for 2024.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 620-227-4501. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at fordcounty.net/277/Jail (page title: Jail | Ford County, KS), phone 620-227-4501, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
What the Kansas Open Records Act Requires
The Kansas Open Records Act sets the rules: an answer within 3 business days, at a charge of staff time and copying, from the agency that holds the report.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at fordcounty.net/593/Data-Requests (page title: Data Requests | Ford County, KS).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the County Attorney, 620-227-4510, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Dodge City?
From the agency that took it. The Dodge City police department's page is at dodgecity.org/m/directory/department?did=3, phone 620-225-8126; the sheriff's reports come from the Ford County Sheriff's Office.
How long does an agency in Dodge City have to answer?
Under the Kansas Open Records Act, within 3 business days. It may charge staff time and copying.
How do I get a report from the Ford County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 620-227-4501. Under the Kansas Open Records Act the answer is due within 3 business days.
Is this the official Dodge City website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.