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.
Scott County, Minnesota, has about 157,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Scott County depends on where the incident happened: the Scott 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: Scott County public records, Scott County arrest records, Scott County warrants, Scott County inmate search, Scott County criminal records, Minnesota arrest records and Minnesota inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Scott 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 Scott County that is the Scott 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 Scott County Sheriff's Office
The Scott County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 9 violent and 48 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 72 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 952-496-8314. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at scottcountymn.gov/1583/Jail-Roster (page title: Jail Roster | Scott County, MN), phone 952-496-8314, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Scott County
The seven cities the FBI lists in Scott County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Shakopee: 43 violent and 593 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,346 arrests reported for 2025. The Shakopee police department's page is at shakopeemn.gov/public_safety/police_department/index.php, phone 952-233-9491 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Savage: 32 violent and 205 property crimes reported for 2025; 513 arrests reported for 2025. The Savage police records page is at savagemn.gov/i-want-to/police-public-data, phone 952-890-9285 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Prior Lake: 37 violent and 284 property crimes reported for 2025; 726 arrests reported for 2025.
- New Prague: 7 violent and 35 property crimes reported for 2025; 99 arrests reported for 2025.
- Belle Plaine: 0 violent and 19 property crimes reported for 2025; 173 arrests reported for 2025. The Belle Plaine police department's page is at belleplainemn.gov/217/Police-Department, phone 952-873-4307 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Jordan: 7 violent and 28 property crimes reported for 2025; 119 arrests reported for 2025. The Jordan police department's page is at jordanmn.gov/police (verified September 26, 2026).
- Elko New Market: 0 violent and 1 property crimes reported for 2025; 10 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: Scott County in 2025
The eight agencies in Scott County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 135 violent and 1,213 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the eight agencies in Scott County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 3,058 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 scottcountymn.gov/2216/Request-Data (page title: Request Data | Scott County, MN).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the County Attorney, 952-496-8240, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Scott County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Scott 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 Scott 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 Scott County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 952-496-8314. Under the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act the answer is due promptly, within a reasonable time.
Is this the official Scott 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.