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 24, 2026 and October 2, 2026.
Osborne County, Kansas, has about 3,400 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Osborne County depends on where the incident happened: the Osborne 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: Osborne County public records, Osborne County arrest records, Osborne County warrants, Osborne County inmate search, Osborne County criminal records, Kansas arrest records and Kansas inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Osborne County
The report of an incident is released by the agency that took it; the court and the jail hold their own records of the same event, but not the report.
In Osborne County that is the Osborne 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 Osborne County Sheriff's Office
The Osborne County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 10 violent and 7 property crimes reported for 2023 and reported 8 arrests for 2023.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 785-346-2001. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at osbornecounty.org/departments/sheriff/index.html (page title: Osborne County Sheriff), phone 785-346-2001, 128 South 5th Street PO Box 235 Osborne, KS 67473, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Osborne County
The one city the FBI lists in Osborne County with a reporting agency of its own:
- Osborne.
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: Osborne County in 2023
The one agency in Osborne County with all twelve months of 2023 on file reported 10 violent and 7 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
The Osborne County Sheriff's Office reported 8 arrests to the FBI for 2023, and each arrest is a report of its own.
What the Kansas Open Records Act Requires
Under the Kansas Open Records Act the agency must answer a request within 3 business days, and it may charge staff time and copying. The request goes to the agency that holds the report, in writing, and does not have to say why the report is wanted.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at osbornecounty.org/news_and_information/open_record_information (page title: Open Records Act).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the County Attorney, 785-346-5443, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Osborne County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Osborne 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 Osborne 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 Osborne County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 785-346-2001. Under the Kansas Open Records Act the answer is due within 3 business days.
Is this the official Osborne 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.