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.
Morrison County, Minnesota, has about 35,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Morrison County depends on where the incident happened: the Morrison 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: Morrison County public records, Morrison County arrest records, Morrison County warrants, Morrison County inmate search, Morrison County criminal records, Minnesota arrest records and Minnesota inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Morrison 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 Morrison County that is the Morrison 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 Morrison County Sheriff's Office
The Morrison County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 28 violent and 129 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 196 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 320-632-2673. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at morrisoncountymn.gov/173/Jail (page title: Jail | Morrison County, MN), phone 320-632-2673, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Morrison County
The four cities the FBI lists in Morrison County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Little Falls: 12 violent and 123 property crimes reported for 2025; 282 arrests reported for 2025.
- Pierz: 0 violent and 28 property crimes reported for 2025; 5 arrests reported for 2025.
- Royalton: 1 violent and 9 property crimes reported for 2025; 18 arrests reported for 2025.
- Motley: 0 violent and 10 property crimes reported for 2025; 4 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: Morrison County in 2025
The five agencies in Morrison County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 41 violent and 299 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the five agencies in Morrison County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 505 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 morrisoncountymn.gov/FormCenter/Administration-7/Request-for-Public... (page title: Form Center, Request for Public Records).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the County Attorney, 320-632-0190, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Morrison County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Morrison 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 Morrison 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 Morrison County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 320-632-2673. Under the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act the answer is due promptly, within a reasonable time.
Is this the official Morrison 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.