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 4, 2026.
Edwards County, Kansas, has about 2,700 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Edwards County depends on where the incident happened: the Edwards 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, cities, how many reports, what the law requires and common questions.
Related guides: Edwards County public records, Edwards County arrest records, Edwards County warrants, Edwards County inmate search, Edwards County criminal records, Kansas arrest records and Kansas inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Edwards 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 Edwards County that is the Edwards 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 Edwards County Sheriff's Office
The Edwards County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 4 violent and 14 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 17 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (620) 659-3000. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at edwardscountyks.org/county-sheriff (page title: County Sheriff | Edwards County | KS), phone (620) 659-3000, 312 Massachusetts Ave. Kinsley, KS 67547, Monday - Friday; 8:00am - 5:00pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 4, 2026.
Cities in Edwards County
The FBI lists no city in Edwards County with a reporting agency of its own.
The cities and towns in the county are Kinsley, Lewis, Offerle and Belpre.
How Many Reports: Edwards County in 2025
The one agency in Edwards County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 4 violent and 14 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
The Edwards County Sheriff's Office reported 17 arrests to the FBI for 2025, 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Edwards County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Edwards 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 Edwards 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 Edwards County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (620) 659-3000. Under the Kansas Open Records Act the answer is due within 3 business days.
Is this the official Edwards 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.