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.
Powell County, Montana, has about 7,100 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Powell County depends on where the incident happened: the Powell 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, the cities' reports, how many reports, what the law requires and common questions.
Related guides: Powell County public records, Powell County arrest records, Powell County warrants, Powell County inmate search, Powell County criminal records, Montana arrest records and Montana inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Powell 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 Powell County that is the Powell 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 Powell County Sheriff's Office
The Powell County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 14 violent and 24 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 29 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at powellcountymt.gov/sheriff/page/civil-department (page title: Civil Department | Powell County, MT), 409 Missouri Ave., Suite 203 Deer Lodge, MT 59722, a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 403), so open it in a browser.
Reports from the City Agencies in Powell County
The one city the FBI lists in Powell County with a reporting agency of its own:
- Deer Lodge: 9 violent and 17 property crimes reported for 2025; 30 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: Powell County in 2025
The two agencies in Powell County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 23 violent and 41 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Powell County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 59 arrests to the FBI that year, 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 Powell County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Powell 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 Powell 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 Powell 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 Powell 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.