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.
Cavalier County, North Dakota, has about 3,600 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Cavalier County depends on where the incident happened: the Cavalier 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: Cavalier County public records, Cavalier County arrest records, Cavalier County warrants, Cavalier County criminal records, Cavalier County court records, North Dakota arrest records and North Dakota inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Cavalier 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 Cavalier County that is the Cavalier 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 Cavalier County Sheriff's Office
The Cavalier County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 2 violent and 14 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 54 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit.
Cities in Cavalier County
The FBI lists no city in Cavalier County with a reporting agency of its own.
The cities and towns in the county are Langdon, Munich, Osnabrock, Milton, Alsen, Nekoma, Sarles, Calvin, Hannah, Loma, Wales and Calio.
How Many Reports: Cavalier County in 2025
The one agency in Cavalier County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2 violent and 14 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
The Cavalier County Sheriff's Office reported 54 arrests to the FBI for 2025, 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Cavalier County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Cavalier 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 Cavalier 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 Cavalier County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit. Under the North Dakota Open Records Law the answer is due within a reasonable time.
Is this the official Cavalier 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.