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.
Seward County, Kansas, has about 21,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Seward County depends on where the incident happened: the Seward 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: Seward County public records, Seward County arrest records, Seward County warrants, Seward County inmate search, Seward County criminal records, Kansas arrest records and Kansas inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Seward 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 Seward County that is the Seward 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 Seward County Sheriff's Office
The Seward County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 4 violent and 9 property crimes reported for 2023 and reported 62 arrests for 2023.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (620) 309-2000. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at sewardcountyks.org/182/Jail-Visitation (page title: Jail Visitation | Seward County, KS), phone (620) 309-2000, Monday through Friday, 8 am to 12 noon and 1 pm to 5 pm., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Seward County
The one city the FBI lists in Seward County with a reporting agency of its own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Liberal: 61 violent and 215 property crimes reported for 2023; 644 arrests reported for 2025. The Liberal police records page is at cityofliberal.org/287/Police-Report-Copies, phone 620-626-0140 (verified September 26, 2026).
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: Seward County in 2023
The two agencies in Seward County with all twelve months of 2023 on file reported 65 violent and 224 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Seward County with all twelve months of 2023 on file reported 585 arrests to the FBI that year, 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 sewardcountyks.org/74/Freedom-of-Information---Open-Records (page title: Freedom of Information | Open Records | Seward County, KS).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the County Attorney, (620) 626-3225, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Seward County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Seward 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 Seward 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 Seward County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (620) 309-2000. Under the Kansas Open Records Act the answer is due within 3 business days.
Is this the official Seward 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.