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.
Cook County, Minnesota, has about 5,600 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Cook County depends on where the incident happened: the Cook 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.
Related guides: Cook County public records, Cook County arrest records, Cook County warrants, Cook County inmate search, Cook County criminal records, Minnesota arrest records and Minnesota inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Cook 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 Cook County that is the Cook 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 Cook County Sheriff's Office
The Cook County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 10 violent and 29 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 28 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 218-387-3030. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at cookcountymn.gov/government/departments/sheriff/jail_roster.php (page title: Cook County Jail), phone 218-387-3030, 143 Gunflint Trail Grand Marais, MN 55604, Monday 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Cities in Cook County
The FBI lists no city in Cook County with a reporting agency of its own.
The one city in the county is Grand Marais.
How Many Reports: Cook County in 2025
The one agency in Cook County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 10 violent and 29 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
The Cook County Sheriff's Office reported 28 arrests to the FBI for 2025, 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, (218)387-3670, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Cook County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Cook 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 Cook 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 Cook County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 218-387-3030. Under the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act the answer is due promptly, within a reasonable time.
Is this the official Cook 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.