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 October 1, 2026 and October 2, 2026.
Wilson County, Kansas, has about 8,400 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Wilson County depends on where the incident happened: the Wilson 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: Wilson County public records, Wilson County arrest records, Wilson County warrants, Wilson County inmate search, Wilson County criminal records, Kansas arrest records and Kansas inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Wilson 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 Wilson County that is the Wilson 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 Wilson County Sheriff's Office
The Wilson County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 8 violent and 30 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 77 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at wcso95.org (page title: Wilson County Sheriff's Office | Robert Bryan, Sheriff), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 1, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Wilson County
The two cities the FBI lists in Wilson County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Neodesha: 9 violent and 16 property crimes reported for 2025; 99 arrests reported for 2025.
- Fredonia: 7 violent and 25 property crimes reported for 2025; 60 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: Wilson County in 2025
The three agencies in Wilson County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 24 violent and 71 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the three agencies in Wilson County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 236 arrests to the FBI that year, 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 Wilson County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Wilson 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 Wilson 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 Wilson 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 Wilson 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.