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 9, 2026.
Polk County, Minnesota, has about 30,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Polk County depends on where the incident happened: the Polk 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.
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Which Agency Holds a Report from Polk 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 Polk County that is the Polk 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 carries Pine To Prairie Drug Task Force (other agency), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Polk County Sheriff's Office
The Polk County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 33 violent and 28 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 116 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 218-281-0431. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at polkcountymn.gov/221/Sheriffs-Office (page title: Sheriff's Office | Polk County, MN), phone 218-281-0431, 600 Bruce Street Crookston, MN 56716, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 9, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Polk County
The three cities the FBI lists in Polk County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- East Grand Forks: 8 violent and 20 property crimes reported for 2025; 130 arrests reported for 2025.
- Crookston: 17 violent and 40 property crimes reported for 2025; 235 arrests reported for 2025. The Crookston police records page is at crookston.mn.us/DocumentCenter/View/737/Records-Request-Form, phone 218-281-3111 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Fosston: 9 violent and 27 property crimes reported for 2025; 23 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: Polk County in 2025
The four agencies in Polk County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 67 violent and 115 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the four agencies in Polk County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 504 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.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at polkcountytx.nextrequest.com (page title: Open Public RecordsNextRequest | Modern FOIA & Public Records Request Software).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the County Attorney, 800-437-7051, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Polk County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Polk 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 Polk 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 Polk County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 218-281-0431. Under the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act the answer is due promptly, within a reasonable time.
Is this the official Polk 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.