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.
Crookston is a city in Polk County, Minnesota, with about 7,300 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 Crookston 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 Crookston, every one opened and checked.
In this guide: City or county, Police records, City Hall, Records requests and Questions.
City or county record: where Crookston records are kept
- Kept by the City of Crookston: police reports, council and board meeting records, ordinances and the city's own licenses and permits.
- Kept by Polk 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 Polk County public records guide under court records, jail lookups, property records and vital records.
Crookston police reports and records
Incident reports, crash reports and the other records of the Crookston 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 Crookston police records.
- Website: crookston.mn.us/DocumentCenter/View/737/Records-Request-Form (page title: 00WON Police Department)
- Phone: 218-281-3111
- Address: 321 W Robert Street Crookston, MN 56716
- 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 Polk County public records guide under jail and inmate lookups.
Crookston 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: crookston.mn.us/283/Contact-Us (page title: Contact Us | Crookston, MN)
- Phone: 218-281-1232
- Checked: September 26, 2026, the page answered.
Public records requests to Crookston
Minnesota public records law applies to the city government of Crookston. 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.
Crookston Arrest Records
The Crookston arrest records guide covers the agency that reports Crookston's arrests to the FBI and the 235 arrests it reported for 2025. It also says where a person arrested in Crookston is held, how to find out about an arrest and how to get a copy of the report.
Crookston Records Guides
SearchSystems has eight more guides to Crookston, each written from the city's own offices and figures: Crookston warrants (who issues and serves them, where a person arrested on one is held, how to check for one), Crookston inmate search (the jail page of the Polk County Sheriff's Office, the jail numbers and who books people), Crookston criminal records (the court file, the Minnesota criminal history and the local arrest records), Crookston court records (which court hears what, the case search and who keeps the files), Crookston police reports (which agency holds a report and what the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act requires), Crookston DUI (the DWI law, the arrest, the court case and the license case), Crookston divorce records (which court holds the file and how a certified copy is had) and Crookston property records (deeds, assessed values, permits and evictions).
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official Crookston website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official Crookston offices listed above, and the city's own website is crookston.mn.us; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
How do I get a police report in Crookston?
Request it from the Crookston police records unit at crookston.mn.us, phone 218-281-3111. 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 Crookston?
Crookston cases are heard by the courts that serve Polk County, and people arrested in Crookston are usually booked into the county jail. Both are covered in the Polk County public records guide on SearchSystems.
How do I request a public record from Crookston?
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.