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.
Sheridan County, Montana, has about 3,400 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Sheridan County depends on where the incident happened: the Sheridan 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: Sheridan County public records, Sheridan County arrest records, Sheridan County warrants, Sheridan County inmate search, Sheridan County criminal records, Montana arrest records and Montana inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Sheridan 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 Sheridan County that is the Sheridan 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 Sheridan County Sheriff's Office
The Sheridan County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 14 violent and 28 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 56 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at sheridancountymt.gov/sheriff (page title: Sheridan County Montana | Sheriff), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Cities in Sheridan County
The FBI lists no city in Sheridan County with a reporting agency of its own.
The cities and towns in the county are Plentywood, Medicine Lake, Westby and Outlook.
How Many Reports: Sheridan County in 2025
The one agency in Sheridan County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 14 violent and 28 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
The Sheridan County Sheriff's Office reported 56 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) 765-1200, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Sheridan County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Sheridan 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 Sheridan 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 Sheridan 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 Sheridan 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.