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 September 28, 2026.
Fargo, North Dakota, in Cass County, has about 136,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Fargo depends on where the incident happened. This guide names each agency, where its records page is and what the North Dakota Open Records Law requires of it.
This guide covers which agency, the city's records page, the sheriff's reports, what the law requires and common questions.
Related guides: Fargo public records, Cass County police reports, Fargo arrest records, Fargo warrants, Fargo inmate search, Fargo criminal records, North Dakota arrest records and North Dakota inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Fargo
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.
Inside Fargo that is the agency that reports to the FBI for the city (filed by the FBI as Fargo Police Department); outside it, the Cass County Sheriff's Office.
The FBI's list also carries North Dakota State University (campus police), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Fargo Police
For Fargo, SearchSystems opened and checked the Fargo police records page at fargond.gov/city-government/departments/police/police-records-data/... (page title: The City of Fargo | Police Reports), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 26, 2026.
The agency that reports for Fargo had 525 violent and 4,531 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 3,563 arrests for 2025.
Reports from the Cass County Sheriff's Office
The Cass County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 31 violent and 110 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 402 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (701) 241-5800. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at casscountynd.gov/our-county/sheriff (page title: Sheriff's Office | Cass County, ND), phone (701) 241-5800, Monday-Friday, 8 am-5 pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 28, 2026.
What the North Dakota Open Records Law Requires
Under the North Dakota Open Records Law the agency must answer a request within a reasonable time, and it may charge copying, and staff time after the first hour. 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 casscountynd.gov/departments/sheriff/open-records-request (page title: Open Records Request | Cass County, ND).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the State's Attorney, (701) 241-5850, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Fargo?
From the agency that took it. The Fargo police records page is at fargond.gov; the sheriff's reports come from the Cass County Sheriff's Office.
How long does an agency in Fargo have to answer?
Under the North Dakota Open Records Law, within a reasonable time. It may charge copying, and staff time after the first hour.
How do I get a report from the Cass County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (701) 241-5800. Under the North Dakota Open Records Law the answer is due within a reasonable time.
Is this the official Fargo website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.