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. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 24, 2026 and October 2, 2026.
McPherson County, Kansas, has about 30,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from McPherson County depends on where the incident happened: the McPherson 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, what the law requires and common questions.
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Which Agency Holds a Report from McPherson 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 McPherson County that is the McPherson 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 McPherson County Sheriff's Office
The McPherson County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it reported 110 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at mcphersoncountyks.us/853/Jail-Inmate-Roster (page title: JAIL INMATE ROSTER | McPherson County Official Website), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in McPherson County
The seven cities the FBI lists in McPherson County with a reporting agency of their own:
- McPherson: 268 arrests reported for 2025.
- Lindsborg: 17 arrests reported for 2025.
- Moundridge.
- Inman: 3 arrests reported for 2024.
- Galva.
- Canton.
- Marquette.
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.
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 mcphersoncountyks.us/35/Request-a-Record-Fees (page title: Request a Record & Fees | McPherson County Official Website).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the County Attorney, 620-241-1027, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in McPherson County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the McPherson 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 McPherson 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 McPherson 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 McPherson 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.