Reviewed and updated October 4, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. Every office link on this page was opened and checked against the office's own website at review time.
Baxter is a city in Crow Wing County, Minnesota, with about 9,200 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its public records are split between the city and the county. The city keeps police reports, council records and its own licenses and permits; court cases, jail bookings, deeds and vital records are county or state records. This guide names the Baxter offices SearchSystems verified, links to each one's own website and gives the phone number and address where the office publishes them. SearchSystems verified 2 city office pages for Baxter, every one opened and checked.
In this guide: City or county, Police records, City Hall, Records requests, Other cities and Questions.
City or county record: where Baxter records are kept
- Kept by the City of Baxter: police reports, council and board meeting records, ordinances and the city's own licenses and permits.
- Kept by Crow Wing County or the state: court cases, jail bookings, deeds and property values and birth and death certificates. These are not city records; they are in the Crow Wing County public records guide under court records, jail lookups, property records and vital records.
Baxter police reports and records
Incident reports, crash reports and the other records of the Baxter police are requested from the department's records unit, usually in writing or through an online form. Reports on open investigations and the names of victims and juveniles are usually withheld or redacted, and some states limit crash reports to the people involved and their insurers. The page below is the one SearchSystems verified for Baxter police records.
- Website: baxtermn.gov/government/departments/police/department-business (page title: Department Business | City of Baxter)
- Phone: (218) 454-5090
- Checked: September 26, 2026, the page answered.
Jail bookings and inmate lookups are usually handled by the county, not the city police. They are in the Crow Wing County public records guide under jail and inmate lookups.
Baxter City Hall: departments, licenses and permits
Business licenses, building permits, code enforcement cases and the city's other records are kept by the department that issued them. The city's own website below lists its departments and how to reach them.
- Website: baxtermn.gov/Home/Components/FacilityDirectory/FacilityDirectory/18 (page title: City Hall | Facility Directory Table List | City of Baxter)
- Address: 13190 Memorywood Dr Baxter, MN 56425
- Checked: September 26, 2026, the page answered.
Public records requests to Baxter
Minnesota public records law applies to the city government of Baxter. A record that is not posted online is requested from the office that holds it: the police records unit for police reports and the department that issued a permit or license for its records. A request that names a date, an address, or a report or case number is the easiest to answer.
Other cities and towns in Crow Wing County
SearchSystems has a guide like this one for these other cities and towns in Crow Wing County. The Crow Wing County public records guide covers the records the county keeps for all of them.
Baxter Arrest Records
The Baxter arrest records guide covers the agency that reports Baxter's arrests to the FBI and the 348 arrests it reported for 2025. It also says where a person arrested in Baxter is held, how to find out about an arrest and how to get a copy of the report.
Baxter Records Guides
SearchSystems has eight more guides to Baxter, each written from the city's own offices and figures: Baxter warrants (who issues and serves them, where a person arrested on one is held, how to check for one), Baxter inmate search (the custody page of the Crow Wing County Sheriff's Office, the jail numbers and who books people), Baxter criminal records (the court file, the Minnesota criminal history and the local arrest records), Baxter court records (which court hears what, the case search and who keeps the files), Baxter police reports (which agency holds a report and what the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act requires), Baxter DUI (the DWI law, the arrest, the court case and the license case), Baxter divorce records (which court holds the file and how a certified copy is had) and Baxter property records (deeds, assessed values, permits and evictions).
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official Baxter website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official Baxter offices listed above, and the city's own website is baxtermn.gov; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
How do I get a police report in Baxter?
Request it from the Baxter police records unit at baxtermn.gov, phone (218) 454-5090. Reports on open investigations and the names of victims and juveniles are usually withheld or redacted.
Where do I find court records or jail bookings for Baxter?
Baxter cases are heard by the courts that serve Crow Wing County, and people arrested in Baxter are usually booked into the county jail. Both are covered in the Crow Wing County public records guide on SearchSystems.
How do I request a public record from Baxter?
From the office that holds it: the police records unit for police reports and the department that issued a permit or license for its records. Minnesota public records law applies to city governments.