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.
Sherman County, Kansas, has about 5,800 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Sherman County depends on where the incident happened: the Sherman 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: Sherman County public records, Sherman County arrest records, Sherman County warrants, Sherman County inmate search, Sherman County criminal records, Kansas arrest records and Kansas inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Sherman 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 Sherman County that is the Sherman 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 Sherman County Sheriff's Office
The Sherman County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 1 violent and 4 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 65 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at shermancountyks.gov/sheriff-inmate-information (page title: Inmate Information | Sherman County Sheriff), a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 403), so open it in a browser.
Reports from the City Agencies in Sherman County
The one city the FBI lists in Sherman County with a reporting agency of its own:
- Goodland: 12 violent and 44 property crimes reported for 2025; 148 arrests reported for 2025.
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: Sherman County in 2025
The two agencies in Sherman County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 13 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 Sherman County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 213 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Sherman County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Sherman 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 Sherman 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 Sherman 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 Sherman 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.