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.
Sherburne County, Minnesota, has about 103,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Sherburne County depends on where the incident happened: the Sherburne 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: Sherburne County public records, Sherburne County arrest records, Sherburne County warrants, Sherburne County inmate search, Sherburne County criminal records, Minnesota arrest records and Minnesota inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Sherburne 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 Sherburne County that is the Sherburne 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 Princeton Police Department and the St. Cloud Police Department are each listed by the FBI across several counties including Sherburne County, so their arrests are not broken out for Sherburne County here.
Reports from the Sherburne County Sheriff's Office
The Sherburne County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 18 violent and 93 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 516 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at co.sherburne.mn.us/903/Inmate-Search (page title: Inmate Search | Sherburne County, MN), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Sherburne County
The three cities the FBI lists in Sherburne County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Elk River: 24 violent and 203 property crimes reported for 2025; 403 arrests reported for 2025. The Elk River police department's page is at elkrivermn.gov/229/Police, phone 763-635-1200 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Big Lake: 12 violent and 65 property crimes reported for 2025; 184 arrests reported for 2025.
- Becker: 3 violent and 24 property crimes reported for 2025; 74 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: Sherburne County in 2025
The four agencies in Sherburne County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 57 violent and 385 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the four agencies in Sherburne County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,177 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, 763-765-4725, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Sherburne County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Sherburne 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 Sherburne 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 Sherburne County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit. Under the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act the answer is due promptly, within a reasonable time.
Is this the official Sherburne 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.