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.
Kanabec County, Minnesota, has about 17,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Kanabec County depends on where the incident happened: the Kanabec 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.
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Which Agency Holds a Report from Kanabec 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 Kanabec County that is the Kanabec 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 Kanabec County Sheriff's Office
The Kanabec County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 18 violent and 115 property crimes reported for 2024 and reported 134 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at jail.kanabec.org/inmatelocator (page title: Kanabec County | Inmate Locator), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Cities in Kanabec County
The FBI lists no city in Kanabec County with a reporting agency of its own.
The cities and towns in the county are Mora, Ogilvie, Grasston and Quamba.
How Many Reports: Kanabec County in 2024
The one agency in Kanabec County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 18 violent and 115 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
The Kanabec County Sheriff's Office reported 134 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, (320) 679-6425, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Kanabec County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Kanabec 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 Kanabec 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 Kanabec 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 Kanabec 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.