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 on September 23, 2026.
St. Louis County, Minnesota, has about 201,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from St. Louis County depends on where the incident happened: the St. Louis 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: St. Louis County public records, St. Louis County arrest records, St. Louis County warrants, St. Louis County inmate search, St. Louis County criminal records, Minnesota arrest records and Minnesota inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from St. Louis 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 St. Louis County that is the St. Louis 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 Virginia and the State Patrol at Duluth in St. Louis County; a report taken on a state highway by one of them comes from that agency's own records office.
The FBI's list also carries the University of Minnesota at Duluth (campus police), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the St. Louis County Sheriff's Office
The St. Louis County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 81 violent and 392 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 675 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 218-625-3581. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at stlouiscountymn.gov/departments-a-z/sheriff/jail/jail-roster (page title: Jail Roster), phone 218-625-3581, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in St. Louis County
The 11 cities the FBI lists in St. Louis County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Duluth: 204 violent and 2,702 property crimes reported for 2025; 2,857 arrests reported for 2025. The Duluth police records page is at duluthmn.gov/police/report-a-crime/e-report-a-crime, phone (218)730-5000 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Hibbing: 40 violent and 173 property crimes reported for 2025; 537 arrests reported for 2025.
- Hermantown: 6 violent and 213 property crimes reported for 2025; 242 arrests reported for 2025.
- Virginia: 22 violent and 193 property crimes reported for 2025; 362 arrests reported for 2025. The Virginia police department's page is at virginiamn.us/department/police_department/index.php, phone 218-748-7510 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Chisholm: 6 violent and 51 property crimes reported for 2025; 102 arrests reported for 2025.
- Eveleth: 20 violent and 62 property crimes reported for 2025; 119 arrests reported for 2025.
- Ely: 6 violent and 31 property crimes reported for 2025; 53 arrests reported for 2025.
- Proctor: 2 violent and 27 property crimes reported for 2025; 58 arrests reported for 2025.
- Gilbert: 3 violent and 27 property crimes reported for 2025; 65 arrests reported for 2025.
- Babbitt: 5 violent and 7 property crimes reported for 2025; 27 arrests reported for 2025.
- Floodwood: 0 violent and 1 property crimes reported for 2025; 6 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: St. Louis County in 2025
The 13 agencies in St. Louis County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 395 violent and 3,880 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the 13 agencies in St. Louis County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 5,143 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, 218-726-2323, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in St. Louis County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the St. Louis 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 St. Louis 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 St. Louis County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the State Patrol at Virginia and the State Patrol at Duluth in St. Louis County.
How do I get a report from the St. Louis County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 218-625-3581. Under the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act the answer is due promptly, within a reasonable time.
Is this the official St. Louis 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.