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.
Lyon County, Minnesota, has about 26,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Lyon County depends on where the incident happened: the Lyon 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.
Related guides: Lyon County public records, Lyon County arrest records, Lyon County warrants, Lyon County criminal records, Lyon County court records, Minnesota arrest records and Minnesota inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Lyon 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 Lyon County that is the Lyon 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 Marshall in Lyon County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
Reports from the Lyon County Sheriff's Office
The Lyon County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 7 violent and 34 property crimes reported for 2024 and reported 84 arrests for 2024.
Its reports come from its records unit.
Reports from the City Agencies in Lyon County
The three cities the FBI lists in Lyon County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Marshall: 38 violent and 101 property crimes reported for 2024; 266 arrests reported for 2025. The Marshall police department's page is at ci.marshall.mn.us/community_services/public_safety/police_departmen..., phone (507) 537-7000 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Tracy: 10 arrests reported for 2022.
- Minneota: 2 violent and 6 property crimes reported for 2024; 3 arrests reported for 2024.
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: Lyon County in 2024
The three agencies in Lyon County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 47 violent and 141 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the three agencies in Lyon County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 390 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Lyon County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Lyon 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 Lyon 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 Lyon County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the State Patrol at Marshall in Lyon County.
How do I get a report from the Lyon 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 Lyon 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.