Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. The jail figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site on September 25, 2026.
Marshall County, Kansas, has about 10,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), and arrests there are reported to the FBI by the Marshall County Sheriff's Office and four city agencies. An arrest leaves the same records whoever makes it: the arresting agency's report, the record of anyone held at the county jail, and, if the County Attorney files charges, a case in the Marshall County District Court. This guide says who keeps each one, what it costs and who may see it, with the arrest counts each agency reported.
This guide covers who makes arrests, how many arrests, booking and the jail, finding an arrest, copies, cities and common questions.
Related guides: Marshall County public records, Kansas arrest records, Kansas inmate search and Kansas criminal records.
Who Makes Arrests in Marshall County
The Marshall County Sheriff's Office is the county agency that reports arrests to the FBI for Marshall County. It reported 59 arrests for 2025.
Arrests inside four of the county's cities are reported to the FBI by an agency of the city's own, listed here with the Census population and what each reported:
- Marysville, 3,422 residents: 64 arrests reported for 2025.
- Blue Rapids, 921 residents.
- Frankfort, 726 residents: 0 arrests reported for 2024.
- Waterville, 650 residents.
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 Arrests Each Agency Reports in Marshall County
Each agency reports its arrests to the FBI by month, and the FBI publishes them on the Crime Data Explorer. These are the full-year totals, all offenses, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026; a year with months missing or not reported is left out.
- Marysville: 64 for 2025, 79 for 2024, 110 for 2023, 63 for 2021 and 89 for 2020; 2022 is missing months.
- Marshall County Sheriff's Office: 59 for 2025, 73 for 2024, 92 for 2023, 52 for 2022, 42 for 2021 and 4 for 2020.
- Frankfort: 0 for 2024.
Together, the three agencies with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 152 arrests that year. The two of them with both 2024 and 2023 complete reported 152 in 2024 against 202 in 2023, down 25 percent.
Blue Rapids reported only part of 2024 (4 months) and is left out of the totals.
Booking: Where People Arrested in Marshall County Are Held
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Marshall County is held at the county jail, whichever agency made the arrest, apart from the short stay some city departments' own holding cells allow; a person cited and released at the scene is not booked at all. The jail's record of each person held, with the charges, is a public record of the arrest, and the court file takes over from there.
On an average day in 2019 the jail held about 14 people. Its rated capacity in 2019 was 30 beds, and it ran at 47 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
A sentence of more than a year is served in state prison; the Kansas Department of Corrections lists its inmates at doc.ks.gov/@@search?SearchableText=inmate+search.
How to Find Out About an Arrest in Marshall County
An arrest in Marshall County can be traced in two places, depending on where the case stands: the case index of the Marshall County District Court, which shows whether charges were filed and the next court date (the court records page SearchSystems verified is at ks283.cichosting.com/main/departments/district-court, phone 785-562-5301); the County Attorney, which decides whether an arrest becomes a charge (its page is at ks283.cichosting.com/main/elected-officials/attorney, phone (785) 562-3491).
Statewide, Kansas District Court Public Access Portal is the Kansas courts' statewide case search.
Kansas is one of the states that lets anyone look up another person's statewide criminal history: anyone can order a name-based criminal history record check online, through the Kansas Bureau of Investigation. That record shows what agencies reported to the state, which is wider than one county's court index but can lag it.
Getting a Copy of an Arrest Record in Marshall County
An arrest report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, and that agency releases it, not the court or the jail. Under the Kansas Open Records Act the agency must answer within 3 business days, and it may charge staff time and copying.
- An arrest by the Marshall County Sheriff's Office: ask its records unit.
- An arrest in Marysville, Blue Rapids, Frankfort or Waterville: the records unit of the agency that reports for that city.
- A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the County Attorney, (785) 562-3491, handles discovery for pending cases.
- The court file of a case that was filed: the Marshall County District Court, through the court records page at ks283.cichosting.com, phone 785-562-5301.
- Your own statewide record: the same request described above, for your own name.
Cities in Marshall County: Who Reports the Arrests
The FBI lists a separate arrest reporting agency for four of the nine cities in Marshall County: Marysville, Blue Rapids, Frankfort and Waterville. Axtell, Beattie, Summerfield, Vermillion and Oketo have no separate reporting agency in the FBI's list.
Wherever in the county the arrest happens, a person kept in custody goes to the county jail and the case goes to the Marshall County District Court.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many arrests are made in Marshall County each year?
Marysville reported 64 arrests to the FBI for 2025. For 2024, the latest year most of the agencies in Marshall County sent in full, the three with every month on file reported 152 between them.
Where are people arrested in Marshall County booked?
Those kept in custody go to the county jail, run by the Marshall County Sheriff's Office; a person cited and released at the scene is not booked.
Are arrest records public in Marshall County?
The court files of criminal cases are public, and so is the statewide criminal history kept by the Kansas Bureau of Investigation: anyone can order a name-based criminal history record check online. The arrest report itself is released by the agency that made the arrest, under the Kansas Open Records Act.
How do I get a copy of an arrest report in Marshall County?
From the agency that made the arrest: the Marshall 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.
Is this the official Marshall 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.