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.
Meeker County, Minnesota, has about 23,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Meeker County depends on where the incident happened: the Meeker 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: Meeker County public records, Meeker County arrest records, Meeker County warrants, Meeker County criminal records, Meeker County court records, Minnesota arrest records and Minnesota inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Meeker 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 Meeker County that is the Meeker 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 Meeker County Sheriff's Office
The Meeker County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 15 violent and 22 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 119 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit.
Reports from the City Agencies in Meeker County
The two cities the FBI lists in Meeker County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Litchfield: 10 violent and 75 property crimes reported for 2025; 71 arrests reported for 2025. The Litchfield police department's page is at ci.litchfield.mn.us/1086/Police-Department, phone (320) 693-5425 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Eden Valley: 0 violent and 0 property crimes reported for 2025; 2 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: Meeker County in 2025
The three agencies in Meeker County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 25 violent and 97 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the three agencies in Meeker County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 192 arrests to the FBI that year, 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 meekercountymn.gov/362/Request (page title: Request | Meeker County, MN).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the County Attorney, (320) 593-0876, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Meeker County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Meeker 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 Meeker 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 Meeker 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 Meeker 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.