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.
Sargent County, North Dakota, has about 3,700 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Sargent County depends on where the incident happened: the Sargent 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: Sargent County public records, Sargent County arrest records, Sargent County warrants, Sargent County criminal records, Sargent County court records, North Dakota arrest records and North Dakota inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Sargent 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 Sargent County that is the Sargent 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 Sargent County Sheriff's Office
The Sargent County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 3 violent and 5 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 40 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 800-472-2121. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at sargentnd.com/dept_sheriff.php (page title: Sargent County Sheriff), phone 800-472-2121, 355 Main St. So., Suite 6 Forman, ND 58032, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
Cities in Sargent County
The FBI lists no city in Sargent County with a reporting agency of its own.
The cities and towns in the county are Gwinner, Milnor, Forman, Rutland, Cogswell, Havana and Cayuga.
How Many Reports: Sargent County in 2025
The one agency in Sargent County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 3 violent and 5 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
The Sargent County Sheriff's Office reported 40 arrests to the FBI for 2025, 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) 724-3888, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Sargent County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Sargent 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 Sargent 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 Sargent County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 800-472-2121. Under the North Dakota Open Records Law the answer is due within a reasonable time.
Is this the official Sargent 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.