Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest 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.
Stafford County, Kansas, has about 3,900 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Stafford County depends on where the incident happened: the Stafford 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, what the law requires and common questions.
Related guides: Stafford County public records, Stafford County arrest records, Stafford County warrants, Stafford County inmate search, Stafford County criminal records, Kansas arrest records and Kansas inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Stafford 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 Stafford County that is the Stafford 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 Stafford County Sheriff's Office
The Stafford County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it reported 19 arrests for 2023.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (620) 549-3247. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at staffordcounty.org/sheriff--communications.html (page title: Sheriff | Communications | STAFFORD COUNTY, KANSAS), phone (620) 549-3247, 3509 Courthouse 209 N Broadway St. John, KS 67576, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Stafford County
The three cities the FBI lists in Stafford County with a reporting agency of their own:
- St. John: 9 arrests reported for 2024.
- Stafford: 1,152 arrests reported for 2025.
- Macksville: 1 arrests reported for 2019.
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.
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, (620) 549-3501, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Stafford County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Stafford 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 Stafford 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 Stafford County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (620) 549-3247. Under the Kansas Open Records Act the answer is due within 3 business days.
Is this the official Stafford 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.