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 4, 2026.
McHenry County, North Dakota, has about 5,100 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from McHenry County depends on where the incident happened: the McHenry 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: McHenry County public records, McHenry County arrest records, McHenry County warrants, McHenry County inmate search, North Dakota arrest records and North Dakota inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from McHenry 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 McHenry County that is the McHenry 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 McHenry County Sheriff's Office
The McHenry County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 3 violent and 30 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 114 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (701) 537-5633. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at mchenrycountynd.gov/departments/sheriffs-office (page title: McHenry County, North Dakota | Departments), phone (701) 537-5633, 407 Main Street South, Room 303 Towner, ND 58788, Monday through Friday 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 4, 2026.
Cities in McHenry County
The FBI lists no city in McHenry County with a reporting agency of its own.
The cities and towns in the county are Velva, Towner, Drake, Granville, Anamoose, Upham, Deering, Karlsruhe, Voltaire, Balfour, Bergen and Kief.
How Many Reports: McHenry County in 2025
The one agency in McHenry County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 3 violent and 30 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
The McHenry County Sheriff's Office reported 114 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.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the State's Attorney, (701) 537-5724, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in McHenry County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the McHenry 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 McHenry 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 McHenry County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (701) 537-5633. Under the North Dakota Open Records Law the answer is due within a reasonable time.
Is this the official McHenry 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.