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.
Wright County, Minnesota, has about 155,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Wright County depends on where the incident happened: the Wright 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: Wright County public records, Wright County arrest records, Wright County warrants, Wright County inmate search, Wright County criminal records, Minnesota arrest records and Minnesota inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Wright 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 Wright County that is the Wright 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 Dayton Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Wright County, so its arrests are not broken out for Wright County here.
Reports from the Wright County Sheriff's Office
The Wright County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 54 violent and 434 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 1,564 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at wrightcountymn.gov/292/Jail-Corrections (page title: Jail | Corrections | Wright County, MN), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Wright County
The three cities the FBI lists in Wright County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Buffalo: 9 violent and 60 property crimes reported for 2025; 202 arrests reported for 2024.
- Annandale: 1 violent and 16 property crimes reported for 2025; 45 arrests reported for 2025.
- Howard Lake: 2 violent and 4 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: Wright County in 2025
The four agencies in Wright County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 66 violent and 514 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the three agencies in Wright County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,619 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 wright-county-mn.nextrequest.com (page title: Public Data RequestNextRequest | Modern FOIA & Public Records Request Software).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the County Attorney, 763-682-7340, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Wright County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Wright 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 Wright 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 Wright 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 Wright 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.