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.
Big Stone County, Minnesota, has about 5,100 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Big Stone County depends on where the incident happened: the Big Stone 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, cities, how many reports, what the law requires and common questions.
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Which Agency Holds a Report from Big Stone 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 Big Stone County that is the Big Stone 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 Big Stone County Sheriff's Office
The Big Stone County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 2 violent and 44 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 105 arrests for 2023.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (320) 839-3558. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at bigstonecounty.gov/departments/sheriff (page title: Sheriff | Big Stone County Minnesota), phone (320) 839-3558, 11 SE 2nd Street, Suite 101 Ortonville, MN 56278, Monday - Friday 7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Cities in Big Stone County
The FBI lists no city in Big Stone County with a reporting agency of its own.
The cities and towns in the county are Ortonville, Graceville, Clinton, Beardsley, Odessa, Correll, Johnson and Barry.
How Many Reports: Big Stone County in 2025
The one agency in Big Stone County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2 violent and 44 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
The Big Stone County Sheriff's Office reported 105 arrests to the FBI for 2023, 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.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the County Attorney, (320) 487-1206, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Big Stone County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Big Stone 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 Big Stone 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.
How do I get a report from the Big Stone County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (320) 839-3558. Under the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act the answer is due promptly, within a reasonable time.
Is this the official Big Stone 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.