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.
Ford County, Kansas, has about 34,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Ford County depends on where the incident happened: the Ford 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: Ford County public records, Ford County arrest records, Ford County warrants, Ford County inmate search, Ford County criminal records, Kansas arrest records and Kansas inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Ford 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 Ford County that is the Ford 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 Boothill Casino Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission (state agency), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Ford County Sheriff's Office
The Ford County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 12 violent and 26 property crimes reported for 2024 and reported 433 arrests for 2024.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 620-227-4501. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at fordcounty.net/277/Jail (page title: Jail | Ford County, KS), phone 620-227-4501, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Ford County
The three cities the FBI lists in Ford County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Dodge City: 72 violent and 306 property crimes reported for 2024; 1,189 arrests reported for 2025. The Dodge City police department's page is at dodgecity.org/m/directory/department?did=3, phone 620-225-8126 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Spearville: 0 violent and 0 property crimes reported for 2024; 1 arrests reported for 2024.
- Bucklin: 0 violent and 0 property crimes reported for 2024; 0 arrests reported for 2024.
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: Ford County in 2024
The four agencies in Ford County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 84 violent and 332 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the four agencies in Ford County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 1,606 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 fordcounty.net/593/Data-Requests (page title: Data Requests | Ford County, KS).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the County Attorney, 620-227-4510, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Ford County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Ford 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 Ford 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 Ford County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 620-227-4501. Under the Kansas Open Records Act the answer is due within 3 business days.
Is this the official Ford 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.