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 24, 2026.
Broadwater County, Montana, has about 8,300 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Broadwater County depends on where the incident happened: the Broadwater 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 Montana Public Records 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: Broadwater County public records, Broadwater County arrest records, Montana arrest records and Montana inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Broadwater 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 Broadwater County that is the Broadwater 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 Broadwater County Sheriff's Office
The Broadwater County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 20 violent and 42 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 97 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit.
Cities in Broadwater County
The FBI lists no city in Broadwater County with a reporting agency of its own.
The one city in the county is Townsend.
How Many Reports: Broadwater County in 2025
The one agency in Broadwater County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 20 violent and 42 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
The Broadwater County Sheriff's Office reported 97 arrests to the FBI for 2025, and each arrest is a report of its own.
What the Montana Public Records Act Requires
The Montana Public Records Act sets the rules: an answer in a timely manner; the statute sets no number of days, at a charge of the actual cost of fulfilling the request, from the agency that holds the report.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Broadwater County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Broadwater County Sheriff's Office for its own arrests, or the agency that reports for the city where it happened. Under the Montana Public Records Act the answer is due in a timely manner; the statute sets no number of days.
How long does an agency in Broadwater County have to answer?
Under the Montana Public Records Act, in a timely manner; the statute sets no number of days. It may charge the actual cost of fulfilling the request.
How do I get a report from the Broadwater County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit. Under the Montana Public Records Act the answer is due in a timely manner; the statute sets no number of days.
Is this the official Broadwater 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.