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.
Cass County, North Dakota, has about 201,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Cass County depends on where the incident happened: the Cass 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: Cass County public records, Cass County arrest records, Cass County warrants, Cass County inmate search, Cass County criminal records, North Dakota arrest records and North Dakota inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Cass 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 Cass County that is the Cass 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.
The FBI's list also carries North Dakota State University (campus police), with a records office of its own.
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.
Reports from the City Agencies in Cass County
The two cities the FBI lists in Cass County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Fargo: 525 violent and 4,531 property crimes reported for 2025; 3,563 arrests reported for 2025. The Fargo police records page is at fargond.gov/city-government/departments/police/police-records-data/... (verified September 26, 2026).
- West Fargo: 77 violent and 398 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,056 arrests reported for 2025. The West Fargo police records page is at westfargond.gov/185/Police-Reports-and-Records, phone 701-515-5501 (verified September 26, 2026).
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: Cass County in 2025
The three agencies in Cass County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 633 violent and 5,039 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the three agencies in Cass County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 5,021 arrests to the FBI that year, 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 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 Cass County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Cass 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 Cass 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 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 Cass 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.