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.
Morris County, Kansas, has about 5,300 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Morris County depends on where the incident happened: the Morris 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: Morris County public records, Morris County arrest records, Morris County warrants, Morris County inmate search, Morris County criminal records, Kansas arrest records and Kansas inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Morris 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 Morris County that is the Morris 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 Morris County Sheriff's Office
The Morris County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 8 violent and 28 property crimes reported for 2022 and reported 25 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at morriscountyks.org/sheriffs-office (page title: Sheriff's Office | Morris County, KS), 501 W. Main Street Council Grove, KS 66846, a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 403), so open it in a browser.
Reports from the City Agencies in Morris County
The one city the FBI lists in Morris County with a reporting agency of its own:
- Council Grove: 7 violent and 34 property crimes reported for 2022; 29 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: Morris County in 2022
The two agencies in Morris County with all twelve months of 2022 on file reported 15 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 Morris County with all twelve months of 2022 on file reported 44 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 Morris County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Morris 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 Morris 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 Morris 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 Morris 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.