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 24, 2026 and October 3, 2026.
Granite County, Montana, has about 3,600 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Granite County depends on where the incident happened: the Granite 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: Granite County public records, Granite County arrest records, Granite County warrants, Granite County inmate search, Granite County criminal records, Montana arrest records and Montana inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Granite 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 Granite County that is the Granite 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 Granite County Sheriff's Office
The Granite County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 10 violent and 12 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 34 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 406-859-3251. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at granitecountymt.gov/598/Sheriff-Coroners-Office (page title: Sheriff & Coroner's Office | Granite County, MT), phone 406-859-3251, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 3, 2026.
Cities in Granite County
The FBI lists no city in Granite County with a reporting agency of its own.
The cities and towns in the county are Philipsburg and Drummond.
How Many Reports: Granite County in 2025
The one agency in Granite County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 10 violent and 12 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
The Granite County Sheriff's Office reported 34 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.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at sosmt.gov/public-records-request (page title: Public Records Request | Official Montana Secretary of State Website | Christi Jacobsen).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the County Attorney, 406-859-3541, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Granite County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Granite 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 Granite 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 Granite County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 406-859-3251. 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 Granite 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.