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.
Kingman County, Kansas, has about 6,900 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Kingman County depends on where the incident happened: the Kingman 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: Kingman County public records, Kingman County arrest records, Kingman County warrants, Kingman County inmate search, Kingman County criminal records, Kansas arrest records and Kansas inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Kingman County
A crime, incident or collision report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, and that agency releases it, not the court, the jail or the prosecutor.
In Kingman County that is the Kingman 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 Kingman County Sheriff's Office
The Kingman County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 3 violent and 39 property crimes reported for 2023 and reported 71 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at kingmancountysheriff.com/detention/current-inmates (page title: Current Inmates | Kingman County Kansas Sheriff's Office), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Kingman County
The one city the FBI lists in Kingman County with a reporting agency of its own:
- Kingman: 5 violent and 23 property crimes reported for 2023; 35 arrests reported for 2023.
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: Kingman County in 2023
The two agencies in Kingman County with all twelve months of 2023 on file reported 8 violent and 62 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Kingman County with all twelve months of 2023 on file reported 104 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, 800-432-2310, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Kingman County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Kingman 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 Kingman 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 Kingman 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 Kingman 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.