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.
Finney County, Kansas, has about 38,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Finney County depends on where the incident happened: the Finney 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: Finney County public records, Finney County arrest records, Finney County warrants, Finney County inmate search, Finney County criminal records, Kansas arrest records and Kansas inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Finney 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 Finney County that is the Finney 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 Garden City Community College (campus police), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Finney County Sheriff's Office
The Finney County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 32 violent and 115 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 104 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at finneycountysheriffks.gov/jail-division/inmate-search (page title: Inmate Search | Finney County, KS | Sheriff Office), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Finney County
The two cities the FBI lists in Finney County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Garden City: 136 violent and 483 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,014 arrests reported for 2025. The Garden City police records page is at gcpolice.org/181/Records-Requests (verified September 26, 2026).
- Holcomb: 0 violent and 7 property crimes reported for 2025; 7 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: Finney County in 2025
The three agencies in Finney County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 168 violent and 605 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the three agencies in Finney County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,125 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.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the County Attorney, (620) 272-3568, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Finney County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Finney 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 Finney 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 Finney 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 Finney 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.