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.
Ramsey County, Minnesota, has about 542,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Ramsey County depends on where the incident happened: the Ramsey 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: Ramsey County public records, Ramsey County arrest records, Ramsey County warrants, Ramsey County inmate search, Ramsey County criminal records, Minnesota arrest records and Minnesota inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Ramsey 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 Ramsey County that is the Ramsey 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 Oakdale in Ramsey County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
The FBI's list also carries the Capitol Security, St. Paul and the Minnesota State Fair Police (state agency), each with a records office of its own.
The Spring Lake Park Police Department and the St. Anthony Police Department are each listed by the FBI across several counties including Ramsey County, so their arrests are not broken out for Ramsey County here.
Reports from the Ramsey County Sheriff's Office
The Ramsey County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 119 violent and 974 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 1,321 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 651-266-9350. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at ramseycountymn.gov/your-government/leadership/sheriffs-office/sheri... (page title: Inmates In-Custody (Booking Reports) | Ramsey County, Minnesota), phone 651-266-9350, 425 Grove St. Saint Paul, MN 55101, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Ramsey County
The seven cities the FBI lists in Ramsey County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- St. Paul: 1,511 violent and 8,694 property crimes reported for 2025; 4,758 arrests reported for 2025. The St. Paul police records page is at stpaul.gov/departments/police/administration-office-chief/support-s..., phone 651-266-5700 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Maplewood: 150 violent and 1,023 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,006 arrests reported for 2025.
- Roseville: 127 violent and 2,723 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,994 arrests reported for 2025.
- White Bear Lake: 22 violent and 254 property crimes reported for 2025; 241 arrests reported for 2025.
- New Brighton: 26 violent and 221 property crimes reported for 2025; 289 arrests reported for 2025.
- Mounds View: 17 violent and 107 property crimes reported for 2025; 205 arrests reported for 2025. The Mounds View police department's page is at moundsviewmn.gov/government/city_departments/police/index.php, phone (763) 717-4070 (verified September 25, 2026).
- North St. Paul: 29 violent and 318 property crimes reported for 2025; 101 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: Ramsey County in 2025
The eight agencies in Ramsey County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,001 violent and 14,314 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the eight agencies in Ramsey County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 9,915 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.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the County Attorney handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Ramsey County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Ramsey 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 Ramsey 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 Ramsey County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the State Patrol at Oakdale in Ramsey County.
How do I get a report from the Ramsey County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 651-266-9350. Under the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act the answer is due promptly, within a reasonable time.
Is this the official Ramsey 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.