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 on September 24, 2026.
Griggs County, North Dakota, has about 2,200 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Griggs County depends on where the incident happened: the Griggs 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: Griggs County public records, Griggs County arrest records, Griggs County warrants, North Dakota arrest records and North Dakota inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Griggs County
A crime, incident or collision report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, and that agency releases it, not the court, the jail or the prosecutor.
In Griggs County that is the Griggs 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 Griggs County Sheriff's Office
The Griggs County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 5 violent and 12 property crimes reported for 2024 and reported 14 arrests for 2024.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 701.797.3911. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at griggscountynd.gov/departments/sheriff (page title: Sheriff | Griggs County), phone 701.797.3911, 805 Odegard Ave SW Cooperstown, ND 58425, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Cities in Griggs County
The FBI lists no city in Griggs County with a reporting agency of its own.
The cities and towns in the county are Cooperstown, Binford and Hannaford.
How Many Reports: Griggs County in 2024
The one agency in Griggs County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 5 violent and 12 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
The Griggs County Sheriff's Office reported 14 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.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the State's Attorney, 701.797.2413, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Griggs County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Griggs 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 Griggs 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 Griggs County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 701.797.3911. Under the North Dakota Open Records Law the answer is due within a reasonable time.
Is this the official Griggs 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.