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 28, 2026 and October 2, 2026.
Linn County, Kansas, has about 9,800 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Linn County depends on where the incident happened: the Linn 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: Linn County public records, Linn County arrest records, Linn County warrants, Linn County inmate search, Linn County criminal records, Kansas arrest records and Kansas inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Linn 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 Linn County that is the Linn 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 Linn County Sheriff's Office
The Linn County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 7 violent and 47 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 111 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at linncountyks.gov/224/Sheriffs-Office (page title: Sheriff’s Office | Linn County, KS), 308 Main St., Suite 103 Mound City, KS 66056, Monday through Friday from 8 am to 3 pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 28, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Linn County
The four cities the FBI lists in Linn County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Pleasanton: 0 violent and 2 property crimes reported for 2025; 44 arrests reported for 2025.
- Linn Valley.
- La Cygne.
- Mound City: 0 arrests reported for 2020.
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: Linn County in 2025
The two agencies in Linn County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 7 violent and 49 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Linn County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 155 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.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the County Attorney, 913-795-2230, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Linn County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Linn 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 Linn 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 Linn 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 Linn 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.