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 October 3, 2026.
Bowman County, North Dakota, has about 2,900 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Bowman County depends on where the incident happened: the Bowman 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, the cities' reports, how many reports, what the law requires and common questions.
Related guides: Bowman County public records, Bowman County arrest records, Bowman County warrants, Bowman County inmate search, Bowman County criminal records, North Dakota arrest records and North Dakota inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Bowman 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 Bowman County that is the Bowman 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 Bowman County Sheriff's Office
The Bowman County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 2 violent and 0 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 2 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (701) 523-5421. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at bowmannd.com/county/departments/sheriff (page title: Sheriff | Bowman North Dakota), phone (701) 523-5421, 5421 Bowman County Sheriff 104 1st St NW, Suite 9 Bowman ND 58623, Monday - Thursday: 7:30am - 12:00pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 3, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Bowman County
The one city the FBI lists in Bowman County with a reporting agency of its own:
- Bowman: 2 violent and 4 property crimes reported for 2025; 64 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: Bowman County in 2025
The two agencies in Bowman County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 4 violent and 4 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Bowman County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 66 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Bowman County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Bowman 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 Bowman 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 Bowman County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (701) 523-5421. Under the North Dakota Open Records Law the answer is due within a reasonable time.
Is this the official Bowman 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.