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.
Chouteau County, Montana, has about 5,900 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Chouteau County depends on where the incident happened: the Chouteau 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: Chouteau County public records, Chouteau County arrest records, Chouteau County warrants, Chouteau County inmate search, Montana arrest records and Montana inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Chouteau 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 Chouteau County that is the Chouteau 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 Chouteau County Sheriff's Office
The Chouteau County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 4 violent and 40 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 17 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at chouteaucountysheriff.com (page title: Chouteau County Sheriff's Office), 1215 Washington St, Fort Benton, MT 59442, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Cities in Chouteau County
The FBI lists no city in Chouteau County with a reporting agency of its own.
The cities and towns in the county are Fort Benton, Big Sandy and Geraldine.
How Many Reports: Chouteau County in 2025
The one agency in Chouteau County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 4 violent and 40 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
The Chouteau County Sheriff's Office reported 17 arrests to the FBI for 2025, and each arrest is a report of its own.
What the Montana Public Records Act Requires
Under the Montana Public Records Act the agency must answer a request in a timely manner; the statute sets no number of days, and it may charge the actual cost of fulfilling the request. The request goes to the agency that holds the report, in writing, and does not have to say why the report is wanted.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Chouteau County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Chouteau 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 Chouteau 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 Chouteau 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 Chouteau 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.