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.
Carlton County, Minnesota, has about 37,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Carlton County depends on where the incident happened: the Carlton 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 Carlton 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 Carlton County that is the Carlton 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 Carlton County Sheriff's Office
The Carlton County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 28 violent and 73 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 210 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 218-384-4560. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at carltoncountymn.gov/274/Jail-Roster (page title: Jail Roster | Carlton County, MN), phone 218-384-4560, 1780 Justice Drive, Suite 1200 Carlton, MN 55718, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Carlton County
The one city the FBI lists in Carlton County with a reporting agency of its own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Cloquet: 19 violent and 44 property crimes reported for 2025; 203 arrests reported for 2025. The Cloquet police records page is at cloquetmn.gov/departments/police/police-department-request-for-publ..., phone 218-879-1247 (verified September 25, 2026).
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: Carlton County in 2025
The two agencies in Carlton County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 47 violent and 117 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Carlton County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 413 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.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at carltoncountymn.gov/534/Data-Request (page title: Data Request | Carlton County, MN).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the County Attorney, (800) 882-6722, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Carlton County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Carlton 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 Carlton 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 Carlton County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 218-384-4560. Under the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act the answer is due promptly, within a reasonable time.
Is this the official Carlton 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.