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 30, 2026 and October 9, 2026.
Sheridan County, Kansas, has about 2,400 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Sheridan County depends on where the incident happened: the Sheridan 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: Sheridan County public records, Sheridan County arrest records, Sheridan County warrants, Sheridan County inmate search, Sheridan County criminal records, Kansas arrest records and Kansas inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Sheridan 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 Sheridan County that is the Sheridan 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 Sheridan County Sheriff's Office
The Sheridan County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 1 violent and 3 property crimes reported for 2024 and reported 18 arrests for 2024.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (785) 675-3481. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at sheridancountyks.gov/sheridan-county-sheriff-s-office (page title: Sheridan County | Official County Website), phone (785) 675-3481, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Sheridan County
The one city the FBI lists in Sheridan County with a reporting agency of its own:
- Hoxie.
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: Sheridan County in 2024
The one agency in Sheridan County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 1 violent and 3 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
The Sheridan County Sheriff's Office reported 18 arrests to the FBI for 2024, 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 Sheridan County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Sheridan 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 Sheridan 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 Sheridan County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (785) 675-3481. Under the Kansas Open Records Act the answer is due within 3 business days.
Is this the official Sheridan 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.