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.
Crow Wing County, Minnesota, has about 69,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Crow Wing County depends on where the incident happened: the Crow Wing 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 Crow Wing 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 Crow Wing County that is the Crow Wing 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 Brainerd in Crow Wing County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
Reports from the Crow Wing County Sheriff's Office
The Crow Wing County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 35 violent and 57 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 187 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at crowwing.gov/1532/In-Custody-List (page title: In Custody List | Crow Wing County, MN), 213 Laurel Street, Brainerd, MN 56401, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Crow Wing County
The nine cities the FBI lists in Crow Wing County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Brainerd: 36 violent and 228 property crimes reported for 2025; 849 arrests reported for 2025.
- Baxter: 11 violent and 163 property crimes reported for 2025; 348 arrests reported for 2025. The Baxter police department's page is at baxtermn.gov/government/departments/police/department-business, phone (218) 454-5090 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Breezy Point: 0 violent and 0 property crimes reported for 2025; 58 arrests reported for 2025.
- Pequot Lakes: 0 violent and 0 property crimes reported for 2025; 0 arrests reported for 2025.
- Crosslake: 1 violent and 16 property crimes reported for 2025; 26 arrests reported for 2025.
- Crosby: 46 arrests reported for 2024.
- Nisswa: 2 violent and 13 property crimes reported for 2025; 46 arrests reported for 2025.
- Deerwood: 0 violent and 1 property crimes reported for 2025; 2 arrests reported for 2025.
- Cuyuna: 0 violent and 0 property crimes reported for 2025; 0 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: Crow Wing County in 2025
The nine agencies in Crow Wing County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 85 violent and 478 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the nine agencies in Crow Wing County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,516 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 crowwing.gov/1722/Data-Practices-Requests (page title: Data Practices Requests | Crow Wing County, MN).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the County Attorney, 218-828-2311, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Crow Wing County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Crow Wing 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 Crow Wing 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 Crow Wing County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the State Patrol at Brainerd in Crow Wing County.
How do I get a report from the Crow Wing 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 Crow Wing 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.