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.
Republic County, Kansas, has about 4,600 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Republic County depends on where the incident happened: the Republic 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: Republic County public records, Republic County arrest records, Republic County warrants, Republic County criminal records, Republic County court records, Kansas arrest records and Kansas inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Republic 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 Republic County that is the Republic 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 Republic County Sheriff's Office
The Republic County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 7 violent and 14 property crimes reported for 2023 and reported 40 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit.
Reports from the City Agencies in Republic County
The one city the FBI lists in Republic County with a reporting agency of its own:
- Belleville: 3 violent and 34 property crimes reported for 2023; 22 arrests reported for 2024.
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: Republic County in 2023
The two agencies in Republic County with all twelve months of 2023 on file reported 10 violent and 48 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Republic County with all twelve months of 2023 on file reported 110 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 Republic County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Republic 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 Republic 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 Republic 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 Republic 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.