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 on September 24, 2026.
Douglas County, Kansas, has about 122,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Douglas County depends on where the incident happened: the Douglas 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: Douglas County public records, Douglas County arrest records, Douglas County warrants, Douglas County inmate search, Douglas County criminal records, Kansas arrest records and Kansas inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Douglas 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 Douglas County that is the Douglas 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.
The FBI's list also carries the University of Kansas's Main Campus (campus police), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Douglas County Sheriff's Office
The Douglas County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 23 violent and 60 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 486 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at dgso.org/index.php/dgso-inmate-reports (page title: DGSO Inmate Reports), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Douglas County
The three cities the FBI lists in Douglas County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Lawrence: 432 violent and 1,861 property crimes reported for 2025; 2,482 arrests reported for 2025.
- Eudora: 7 violent and 23 property crimes reported for 2025; 99 arrests reported for 2025.
- Baldwin City: 11 violent and 31 property crimes reported for 2025; 29 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: Douglas County in 2025
The four agencies in Douglas County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 473 violent and 1,975 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the four agencies in Douglas County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 3,096 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.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at dgcoks.gov/administration/open-records-requests (page title: Public Records | Douglas County KS).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the County Attorney, 785-841-0211, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Douglas County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Douglas 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 Douglas 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 Douglas County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit. Under the Kansas Open Records Act the answer is due within 3 business days.
Is this the official Douglas 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.