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 4, 2026.
Grant County, Minnesota, has about 6,100 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Grant County depends on where the incident happened: the Grant 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: Grant County public records, Grant County arrest records, Grant County warrants, Grant County criminal records, Grant County court records, Minnesota arrest records and Minnesota inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Grant 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 Grant County that is the Grant 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 Grant County Sheriff's Office
The Grant County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 6 violent and 2 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 64 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 218-685-8280. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at grantcountymn.gov/178/Sheriff (page title: Sheriff | Grant County, MN), phone 218-685-8280, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 4, 2026.
Cities in Grant County
The FBI lists no city in Grant County with a reporting agency of its own.
The cities and towns in the county are Elbow Lake, Hoffman, Ashby, Herman, Barrett, Wendell and Norcross.
How Many Reports: Grant County in 2025
The one agency in Grant County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 6 violent and 2 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
The Grant County Sheriff's Office reported 64 arrests to the FBI for 2025, 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.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at grantcountynm.nextrequest.com (page title: Inspection of Public RecordsNextRequest | Modern FOIA & Public Records Request Software).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the County Attorney, 218-685-5353, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Grant County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Grant 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 Grant 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 Grant County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 218-685-8280. Under the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act the answer is due promptly, within a reasonable time.
Is this the official Grant 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.