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.
Rock County, Minnesota, has about 9,500 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Rock County depends on where the incident happened: the Rock 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, cities, how many reports, what the law requires and common questions.
Related guides: Rock County public records, Rock County arrest records, Rock County warrants, Rock County inmate search, Rock County criminal records, Minnesota arrest records and Minnesota inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Rock 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 Rock County that is the Rock 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 Rock County Sheriff's Office
The Rock County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 6 violent and 17 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 55 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 507-283-5000. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at co.rock.mn.us/department_directory/sheriff_office/index.php (page title: Rock County, Minnesota), phone 507-283-5000, 1000 N. Blue Mound Ave; Luverne, MN 56156, Monday - Friday 8:00AM - 4:30PM, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Cities in Rock County
The FBI lists no city in Rock County with a reporting agency of its own.
The cities and towns in the county are Luverne, Hills, Beaver Creek, Magnolia, Hardwick, Steen and Kenneth.
How Many Reports: Rock County in 2025
The one agency in Rock County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 6 violent and 17 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
The Rock County Sheriff's Office reported 55 arrests to the FBI for 2025, 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, 507-283-9111, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Rock County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Rock 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 Rock 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 Rock County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 507-283-5000. Under the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act the answer is due promptly, within a reasonable time.
Is this the official Rock 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.