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.
Johnson County, Kansas, has about 632,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Johnson County depends on where the incident happened: the Johnson 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: Johnson County public records, Johnson County arrest records, Johnson County warrants, Johnson County inmate search, Johnson County criminal records, Kansas arrest records and Kansas inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Johnson 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 Johnson County that is the Johnson 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 agency list also places three other agencies and one campus police department in Johnson County, each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Johnson County Sheriff's Office
The Johnson County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 66 violent and 183 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 2,383 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at jocogov.org/johnson-county-sheriff/public-information/inmate-search (page title: Inmate Search | Johnson County Kansas), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Johnson County
The 17 cities the FBI lists in Johnson County with a reporting agency of their own, the largest twelve first, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Overland Park: 329 violent and 2,997 property crimes reported for 2025; 2,582 arrests reported for 2025. The Overland Park police records page is at opkansas.gov/police-reports-and-records (verified September 26, 2026).
- Olathe: 347 violent and 1,282 property crimes reported for 2025; 2,928 arrests reported for 2025. The Olathe police records page is at olatheks.gov/government/police/records, phone 913-971-7500 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Shawnee: 160 violent and 969 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,163 arrests reported for 2025. The Shawnee police department's page is at cityofshawnee.org/166/Police, phone 913-631-2155 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Lenexa: 108 violent and 635 property crimes reported for 2025; 2,025 arrests reported for 2025. The Lenexa police records page is at lenexa.com/City-Services/Public-Safety/Police-Services/Police-Records, phone 913.477.7370 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Leawood: 24 violent and 338 property crimes reported for 2025; 378 arrests reported for 2025. The Leawood police records page is at leawood.org/315/Police-Reports, phone 913-642-7700 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Gardner: 49 violent and 336 property crimes reported for 2025; 514 arrests reported for 2025. The Gardner police records page is at gardnerkansas.gov/community/police/how_do_i/request_reports.php, phone (913) 856-7312 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Prairie Village: 22 violent and 149 property crimes reported for 2025; 243 arrests reported for 2025.
- Merriam: 42 violent and 525 property crimes reported for 2025; 530 arrests reported for 2025.
- Spring Hill: 15 violent and 60 property crimes reported for 2025; 89 arrests reported for 2025.
- Mission: 31 violent and 468 property crimes reported for 2025; 443 arrests reported for 2025.
- Roeland Park: 18 violent and 138 property crimes reported for 2025; 106 arrests reported for 2025.
- Fairway: 31 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.
The rest: Mission Hills, Westwood, Lake Quivira, Westwood Hills and Mission Woods.
How Many Reports: Johnson County in 2025
The 14 agencies in Johnson County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,220 violent and 8,156 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the 14 agencies in Johnson County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 13,462 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 jocogov.org/item/service-listing/request-district-court-records (page title: Request District Court Records | Johnson County Kansas).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the County Attorney, 913-715-3000, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Johnson County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Johnson 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 Johnson 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 Johnson 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 Johnson 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.