Reviewed and updated October 9, 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 2, 2026.
Comanche County, Kansas, has about 1,700 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), and arrests there are reported to the FBI by the Comanche County Sheriff's Office and two city agencies. An arrest leaves the same records whoever makes it: the arresting agency's report, the record of anyone held at the county jail, and, if the County Attorney files charges, a case in the Comanche County District Court. This guide says who keeps each one, what it costs and who may see it, with the arrest counts each agency reported.
This guide covers who makes arrests, how many arrests, booking and the jail, finding an arrest, copies, cities and common questions.
Related guides: Comanche County public records, Kansas arrest records, Kansas inmate search and Kansas criminal records.
Who Makes Arrests in Comanche County
The Comanche County Sheriff's Office is the county agency that reports arrests to the FBI for Comanche County. It reported 8 arrests for 2023, its latest complete year.
Arrests inside two of the county's cities are reported to the FBI by an agency of the city's own, listed here with the Census population:
- Coldwater, 687 residents.
- Protection, 495 residents.
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 Arrests The Comanche County Sheriff's Office Reports
Each agency reports its arrests to the FBI by month, and the FBI publishes them on the Crime Data Explorer. These are the full-year totals, all offenses, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026; a year with months missing or not reported is left out.
- Comanche County Sheriff's Office: 8 for 2023 and 23 for 2020; 2021 and 2022 are missing months.
Booking: Where People Arrested in Comanche County Are Held
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Comanche County is held at the county jail, whichever agency made the arrest, apart from the short stay some city departments' own holding cells allow; a person cited and released at the scene is not booked at all. The jail's record of each person held, with the charges, is a public record of the arrest, and the court file takes over from there.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Comanche County Sheriff's Office at comanchecoks.org/sheriff.html (page title: Sheriff), phone 620-582-2511, 408 N. Central Ave. Coldwater, KS 67029, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
A person sentenced to prison serves the sentence in a facility of the Kansas Department of Corrections, whose inmate locator is at doc.ks.gov/@@search?SearchableText=inmate+search.
How to Find Out About an Arrest in Comanche County
An arrest in Comanche County can be traced in two places, depending on where the case stands: Kansas District Court Public Access Portal, the Kansas courts' statewide case search, which shows whether charges were filed; the County Attorney, which decides whether an arrest becomes a charge (its page is at comanchecoks.org/county-attorney.html, phone 620-582-3010).
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. That record shows what agencies reported to the state, which is wider than one county's court index but can lag it.
Getting a Copy of an Arrest Record in Comanche County
An arrest report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, and that agency releases it, not the court or the jail. Under the Kansas Open Records Act the agency must answer within 3 business days, and it may charge staff time and copying.
- An arrest by the Comanche County Sheriff's Office: ask its records unit, reached through the office at 620-582-2511.
- An arrest in Coldwater or Protection: the records unit of the agency that reports for that city.
- A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the County Attorney, 620-582-3010, handles discovery for pending cases.
- Your own statewide record: the same request described above, for your own name.
Cities in Comanche County: Who Reports the Arrests
The FBI lists a separate arrest reporting agency for two of the three cities in Comanche County: Coldwater and Protection. Wilmore has no separate reporting agency in the FBI's list.
Wherever in the county the arrest happens, a person kept in custody goes to the county jail and the case goes to the Comanche County District Court.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many arrests are made in Comanche County each year?
The Comanche County Sheriff's Office reported 8 arrests to the FBI for 2023, its latest full year.
How do I find out if someone is in jail in Comanche County?
Ask the Comanche County Sheriff's Office at 620-582-2511; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at comanchecoks.org/sheriff.html.
Where are people arrested in Comanche County booked?
Those kept in custody go to the county jail, run by the Comanche County Sheriff's Office; a person cited and released at the scene is not booked.
Are arrest records public in Comanche County?
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.
How do I get a copy of an arrest report in Comanche County?
From the agency that made the arrest: the Comanche 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.
Is this the official Comanche 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.