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 30, 2026 and October 9, 2026.
Montgomery 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 Montgomery County depends on where the incident happened: the Montgomery 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: Montgomery County public records, Montgomery County arrest records, Montgomery County warrants, Montgomery County inmate search, Montgomery County criminal records, Kansas arrest records and Kansas inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Montgomery 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 Montgomery County that is the Montgomery 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 Montgomery County Sheriff's Office
The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 15 violent and 74 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 415 arrests for 2024.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at mcsojail.countygovservices.com/Home/CurrentInmates (page title: Current Inmates | Montgomery County Sheriff's Office), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 9, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Montgomery County
The four cities the FBI lists in Montgomery County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Coffeyville: 46 violent and 177 property crimes reported for 2025; 408 arrests reported for 2025.
- Independence: 330 arrests reported for 2024. The Independence police department's page is at independenceks.gov/m/directory/department?did=14, phone 620-332-1700 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Cherryvale: 20 violent and 66 property crimes reported for 2025; 45 arrests reported for 2025.
- Caney: 3 violent and 8 property crimes reported for 2025; 30 arrests reported for 2025.
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: Montgomery County in 2025
The four agencies in Montgomery County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 84 violent and 325 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the three agencies in Montgomery County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 483 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Montgomery County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Montgomery 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 Montgomery 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 Montgomery 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 Montgomery 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.