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.
Redwood County, Minnesota, has about 15,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Redwood County depends on where the incident happened: the Redwood 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 Redwood 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 Redwood County that is the Redwood 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 Redwood County Sheriff's Office
The Redwood County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 9 violent and 16 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 159 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 507-637-4036. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at redwoodcounty-mn.gov/departments/sheriffs-office (page title: Sheriff's Office | Redwood County, MN), phone 507-637-4036, 303 E 3rd Street, P.O. Box 47 Redwood Falls, MN 56283, Monday: 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Redwood County
The four cities the FBI lists in Redwood County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Redwood Falls: 8 violent and 57 property crimes reported for 2025; 172 arrests reported for 2025. The Redwood Falls police department's page is at ci.redwood-falls.mn.us/police-department/police-department-faqs, phone 507-637-4005 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Morgan: 0 violent and 0 property crimes reported for 2025; 0 arrests reported for 2025.
- Lamberton: 0 violent and 2 property crimes reported for 2025; 1 arrests reported for 2025.
- Walnut Grove: 0 violent and 0 property crimes reported for 2025; 0 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: Redwood County in 2025
The five agencies in Redwood County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 17 violent and 75 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the five agencies in Redwood County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 332 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.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the County Attorney, 507-637-4010, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Redwood County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Redwood 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 Redwood 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 Redwood County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 507-637-4036. Under the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act the answer is due promptly, within a reasonable time.
Is this the official Redwood 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.