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 October 2, 2026.
Dickinson County, Kansas, has about 19,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Dickinson County depends on where the incident happened: the Dickinson 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: Dickinson County public records, Dickinson County arrest records, Dickinson County warrants, Dickinson County inmate search, Dickinson County criminal records, Kansas arrest records and Kansas inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Dickinson County
The report of an incident is released by the agency that took it; the court and the jail hold their own records of the same event, but not the report.
In Dickinson County that is the Dickinson 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 Dickinson County Sheriff's Office
The Dickinson County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 12 violent and 56 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 222 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 785-263-3120. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at dkcoks.gov/sheriffs-office (page title: Sheriff's Office | Dickinson County, KS), phone 785-263-3120, 109 E. 1st Street, Abilene, KS 67410, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Dickinson County
The three cities the FBI lists in Dickinson County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Abilene: 15 violent and 52 property crimes reported for 2025; 166 arrests reported for 2025.
- Herington: 64 arrests reported for 2019.
- Chapman.
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: Dickinson County in 2025
The two agencies in Dickinson County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 27 violent and 108 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Dickinson County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 388 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
What the Kansas Open Records Act Requires
Under the Kansas Open Records Act the agency must answer a request within 3 business days, and it may charge staff time and copying. The request goes to the agency that holds the report, in writing, and does not have to say why the report is wanted.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at dkcoks.gov/OpenRecords_Request (page title: Open Records Request | Dickinson County Kansas | Dickinson County Kansas).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the County Attorney, 785-263-3120, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Dickinson County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Dickinson 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 Dickinson 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 Dickinson County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 785-263-3120. Under the Kansas Open Records Act the answer is due within 3 business days.
Is this the official Dickinson 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.