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.
Blue Earth County, Minnesota, has about 71,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Blue Earth County depends on where the incident happened: the Blue Earth 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.
Related guides: Blue Earth County public records, Blue Earth County arrest records, Blue Earth County warrants, Blue Earth County inmate search, Blue Earth County criminal records, Minnesota arrest records and Minnesota inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Blue Earth County
The report of an incident is released by the agency that took it; the court and the jail hold their own records of the same event, but not the report.
In Blue Earth County that is the Blue Earth 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 Mankato in Blue Earth County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
The Minnesota Lake Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Blue Earth County, so its arrests are not broken out for Blue Earth County here.
Reports from the Blue Earth County Sheriff's Office
The Blue Earth County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 8 violent and 58 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 677 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at blueearthcountymn.gov/321/Jail (page title: Blue Earth County Jail | Blue Earth County, MN), a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 429), so open it in a browser.
Reports from the City Agencies in Blue Earth County
The four cities the FBI lists in Blue Earth County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Mankato: 141 violent and 1,026 property crimes reported for 2025; 2,356 arrests reported for 2025. The Mankato police department's page is at mankatomn.gov/residents/public-safety, phone (507) 387-8780 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Lake Crystal: 1 violent and 20 property crimes reported for 2025; 24 arrests reported for 2025.
- Mapleton: 4 violent and 13 property crimes reported for 2025; 36 arrests reported for 2025.
- Madison Lake: 0 violent and 6 property crimes reported for 2025; 11 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: Blue Earth County in 2025
The five agencies in Blue Earth County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 154 violent and 1,123 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the five agencies in Blue Earth County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 3,104 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
What the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act Requires
Under the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act the agency must answer a request promptly, within a reasonable time, and it may charge copying, and staff time for requests over 100 pages. The request goes to the agency that holds the report, in writing, and does not have to say why the report is wanted.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the County Attorney, (507) 304-4600, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Blue Earth County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Blue Earth 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 Blue Earth 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 Blue Earth County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the State Patrol at Mankato in Blue Earth County.
How do I get a report from the Blue Earth County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit. Under the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act the answer is due promptly, within a reasonable time.
Is this the official Blue Earth 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.