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.
Riley County, Kansas, has about 73,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Riley County depends on where the incident happened: the Riley County Police Department 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, cities, how many reports, what the law requires and common questions.
Related guides: Riley County public records, Riley County arrest records, Riley County warrants, Riley County inmate search, Riley County property records, Kansas arrest records and Kansas inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Riley 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 Riley County that is the Riley County Police Department 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.
The FBI's list also carries Kansas State University (campus police), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Riley County Police Department
The Riley County Police Department is the county agency; it had 208 violent and 849 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 1,694 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 785-537-2112. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at rileycountypolice.org/342/Riley-County-Jail (page title: Riley County Jail | Riley County Police Department, KS), phone 785-537-2112, 1001 S Seth Child Road Manhattan, KS 66502, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Cities in Riley County
The FBI lists no city in Riley County with a reporting agency of its own.
SearchSystems has a guide to the offices of these cities in Riley County, with the 2024 Census Bureau population:
- Manhattan (54,700)
How Many Reports: Riley County in 2025
The one agency in Riley County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 208 violent and 849 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
The Riley County Police Department reported 1,694 arrests to the FBI for 2025, 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.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the County Attorney, 785-537-6390, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Riley County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Riley County Police Department 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 Riley 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 Riley County Police Department?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 785-537-2112. Under the Kansas Open Records Act the answer is due within 3 business days.
Is this the official Riley 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.