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.
Ransom County, North Dakota, has about 5,600 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Ransom County depends on where the incident happened: the Ransom 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: Ransom County public records, Ransom County arrest records, Ransom County warrants, Ransom County inmate search, Ransom County criminal records, North Dakota arrest records and North Dakota inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Ransom 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 Ransom County that is the Ransom 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 Ransom County Sheriff's Office
The Ransom County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 3 violent and 42 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 39 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 701-680-0060. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at ransomcountynd.net/sheriff-911-coordinator (page title: Sheriff | Ransom County North Dakota), phone 701-680-0060, Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Ransom County
The one city the FBI lists in Ransom County with a reporting agency of its own:
- Lisbon: 1 violent and 14 property crimes reported for 2025; 25 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: Ransom County in 2025
The two agencies in Ransom County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 4 violent and 56 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Ransom County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 64 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.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the State's Attorney, (701) 683-4123, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Ransom County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Ransom 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 Ransom 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 Ransom County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 701-680-0060. Under the North Dakota Open Records Law the answer is due within a reasonable time.
Is this the official Ransom 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.