Reviewed and updated October 11, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest 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 October 11, 2026.
Manhattan, Kansas, in Riley County, has about 55,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). In Kansas the public criminal record is the court file, kept by the Clerk of the District Court; the statewide criminal history kept by the Kansas Bureau of Investigation is open to anyone who asks. This guide says where each record of a criminal case from Manhattan is kept and how it is seen.
This guide covers the court file, the statewide record, local arrest records, the prosecutor, sex offender registry, records requests, directory links and common questions.
Related guides: Manhattan public records, Riley County criminal records, Manhattan arrest records, Manhattan warrants, Manhattan inmate search, Manhattan court records, Kansas arrest records and Kansas inmate search.
Criminal Cases in the Riley County District Court
A criminal case from Manhattan is filed in the Riley County District Court, and the court file, kept by the Clerk of the District Court, is the record of it that the public may see.
For Riley County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at rileycountyks.gov/m/faq?cat=0&searchTerms=courthouse (page title: FAQs | CivicPlus.CMS.FAQ), phone (785) 296-8200, 110 Courthouse Plaza, Manhattan, KS 66502, Tuesday 7:30 am to 4:00 pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 11, 2026.
Statewide, Kansas District Court Public Access Portal is the Kansas courts' statewide case search.
The Kansas Criminal History and Your Own Copy
Kansas is one of the states that lets anyone look up another person's statewide criminal history: anyone can order a name-based criminal history record check online, through the Kansas Bureau of Investigation. The result is the repository record, what agencies reported to the state, which is wider than one county's court index but can lag it.
Arrest Records Kept Locally in Manhattan
The Riley County Police Department keeps the arrest records in and around Manhattan: the report and the booking record of each arrest stay with the agency that made it, separate from the court file and from the state repository.
The FBI's agency list also places one more agency in Riley County: Kansas State University (campus police); it keeps the records of its own arrests.
The Riley County Police Department reported 1,694 arrests to the FBI for 2025; how each case ended is in the court file, not in the arresting agency's.
The agencies and their counts, year by year, are in Manhattan arrest records.
The County Attorney for Riley County
Charges in Riley County are filed by the County Attorney, which reviews the arrests of every agency in the county and brings the cases in the Riley County District Court.
The office's page SearchSystems verified is at rileycountyks.gov/61/County-Attorney (page title: Riley County Attorney | Riley County Official Website), phone 785-537-6390, 105 Courthouse Plaza Manhattan, KS 66502, Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 2, 2026.
The Sex Offender Registry for Manhattan
Registered sex offenders living in Manhattan are listed on the Kansas Offender Registry, run by the Kansas Bureau of Investigation at kansas.gov/kbi/ro.shtml. Sex, violent and drug offenders are all listed.
Registration itself is done in person with the local agency where the registrant lives: the sheriff's office, or the city police in a city with its own department.
Asking an Agency in Riley County for a Record
An arrest report, a booking record or a local criminal history letter comes from the agency that holds it, not from the court.
Under the Kansas Open Records Act a county office must answer a request within 3 business days, and it may charge staff time and copying.
More Official Criminal Records Pages for Riley County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Riley County and Kansas. These criminal records pages from its Riley County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- Riley County Most Wanted (rileycountypolice.org)
Frequently Asked Questions
Are criminal records public in Manhattan?
The court files of criminal cases are public, and so is the statewide criminal history kept by the Kansas Bureau of Investigation: anyone can order a name-based criminal history record check online. The arrest report itself is released by the agency that made the arrest, under the Kansas Open Records Act.
Can I search Manhattan criminal cases online?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at rileycountyks.gov (page title: FAQs | CivicPlus.CMS.FAQ). Statewide, Kansas District Court Public Access Portal is the Kansas courts' statewide case search.
How do I get my own Kansas criminal history?
Through the same record check, run on yourself.
Who prosecutes crimes in Manhattan?
The County Attorney, reached at 785-537-6390, which files its cases in the Riley County District Court.
Is this the official Manhattan 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.