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 30, 2026.
Cloud County, Kansas, has about 8,700 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Cloud County depends on where the incident happened: the Cloud 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 Kansas Open Records Act 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: Cloud County public records, Cloud County arrest records, Cloud County warrants, Cloud County inmate search, Cloud County criminal records, Kansas arrest records and Kansas inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Cloud County
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.
In Cloud County that is the Cloud 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 Cloud County Sheriff's Office
The Cloud County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 18 violent and 32 property crimes reported for 2023 and reported 78 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 785-243-3636. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at cloudcountyks.org/elected/sheriff/index.php (page title: Cloud County, KS), phone 785-243-3636, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Cloud County
The one city the FBI lists in Cloud County with a reporting agency of its own:
- Concordia: 9 violent and 61 property crimes reported for 2023; 50 arrests reported for 2025.
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: Cloud County in 2023
The two agencies in Cloud County with all twelve months of 2023 on file reported 27 violent and 93 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Cloud County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 128 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
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.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the County Attorney, 785-243-8175, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Cloud County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Cloud County Sheriff's Office for its own arrests, or the agency that reports for the city where it happened. Under the Kansas Open Records Act the answer is due within 3 business days.
How long does an agency in Cloud County 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 Cloud County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 785-243-3636. Under the Kansas Open Records Act the answer is due within 3 business days.
Is this the official Cloud 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.