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 30, 2026.
Benson County, North Dakota, has about 5,800 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Benson County depends on where the incident happened: the Benson 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 North Dakota Open Records Law 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: Benson County public records, Benson County arrest records, Benson County warrants, Benson County inmate search, North Dakota arrest records and North Dakota inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Benson 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 Benson County that is the Benson 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 Benson County Sheriff's Office
The Benson County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 3 violent and 7 property crimes reported for 2024 and reported 121 arrests for 2024.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 701-473-5340. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at bensoncountynd.com/copy-of-recorder-s-office (page title: Sheriff's Office | Benson County), phone 701-473-5340, 222 Walnut St W, Devils Lake, ND 58301, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
Cities in Benson County
The FBI lists no city in Benson County with a reporting agency of its own.
The cities and towns in the county are Leeds, Maddock, Minnewaukan, Oberon, Esmond, Warwick, Brinsmade, Knox and York.
How Many Reports: Benson County in 2024
The one agency in Benson County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 3 violent and 7 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
The Benson County Sheriff's Office reported 121 arrests to the FBI for 2024, and each arrest is a report of its own.
What the North Dakota Open Records Law Requires
The North Dakota Open Records Law sets the rules: an answer within a reasonable time, at a charge of copying, and staff time after the first hour, from the agency that holds the report.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at bismarcknd.gov/FormCenter/Administration-2/Request-for-Public-Recor... (page title: Form Center, Request for Public Records).
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Benson County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Benson County Sheriff's Office for its own arrests, or the agency that reports for the city where it happened. Under the North Dakota Open Records Law the answer is due within a reasonable time.
How long does an agency in Benson County 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 Benson County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 701-473-5340. Under the North Dakota Open Records Law the answer is due within a reasonable time.
Is this the official Benson 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.