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.
Mineral County, Montana, has about 5,200 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Mineral County depends on where the incident happened: the Mineral 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.
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Which Agency Holds a Report from Mineral 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 Mineral County that is the Mineral 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 Mineral County Sheriff's Office
The Mineral County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 14 violent and 29 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 0 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (406) 822-3555. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at co.mineral.mt.us/departments/sheriff (page title: Sheriff | Mineral County MT), phone (406) 822-3555, 300 River Street Superior, MT 59872, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Cities in Mineral County
The FBI lists no city in Mineral County with a reporting agency of its own.
The cities and towns in the county are Superior and Alberton.
How Many Reports: Mineral County in 2025
The one agency in Mineral County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 14 violent and 29 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
The Mineral County Sheriff's Office reported 0 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.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the County Attorney, (406) 822-3535, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Mineral County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Mineral 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 Mineral 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 Mineral County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (406) 822-3555. 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 Mineral 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.