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 September 23, 2026 and October 2, 2026.
Becker County, Minnesota, has about 35,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Becker County depends on where the incident happened: the Becker 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 Minnesota Government Data Practices 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.
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Which Agency Holds a Report from Becker 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 Becker County that is the Becker 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.
The FBI's list also places the State Patrol at Detroit Lakes in Becker County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
Reports from the Becker County Sheriff's Office
The Becker County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 33 violent and 67 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 276 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 218-325-0635. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at beckercountymn.gov/dept/sheriff/jail.aspx (page title: Radware Page), phone 218-325-0635, 1428 Stony Rd, Detroit Lakes, MN 56501, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Becker County
The five cities the FBI lists in Becker County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Detroit Lakes: 19 violent and 165 property crimes reported for 2025; 275 arrests reported for 2025.
- Frazee: 0 violent and 3 property crimes reported for 2025; 3 arrests reported for 2025.
- Lake Park: 0 violent and 5 property crimes reported for 2025; 0 arrests reported for 2025.
- Audubon: 6 arrests reported for 2024.
- Callaway: 0 violent and 1 property crimes reported for 2025; 10 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: Becker County in 2025
The five agencies in Becker County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 52 violent and 241 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the five agencies in Becker County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 564 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
What the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act Requires
The Minnesota Government Data Practices Act sets the rules: an answer promptly, within a reasonable time, at a charge of copying, and staff time for requests over 100 pages, from the agency that holds the report.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Becker County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Becker County Sheriff's Office for its own arrests, or the agency that reports for the city where it happened. Under the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act the answer is due promptly, within a reasonable time.
How long does an agency in Becker County have to answer?
Under the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act, promptly, within a reasonable time. It may charge copying, and staff time for requests over 100 pages.
Who has a crash report from a state highway in Becker County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the State Patrol at Detroit Lakes in Becker County.
How do I get a report from the Becker County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 218-325-0635. Under the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act the answer is due promptly, within a reasonable time.
Is this the official Becker 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.