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 2, 2026.
Stark County, North Dakota, has about 34,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Stark County depends on where the incident happened: the Stark 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: Stark County public records, Stark County arrest records, Stark County warrants, Stark County inmate search, Stark County property records, North Dakota arrest records and North Dakota inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Stark 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 Stark County that is the Stark 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 Stark County Sheriff's Office
The Stark County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 5 violent and 43 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 188 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at vintoncountysheriff.com/stark-county (page title: Stark County Sheriff, OH, Jail Inmate Search, Recent Arrests), a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 403), so open it in a browser.
Reports from the City Agencies in Stark County
The one city the FBI lists in Stark County with a reporting agency of its own:
- Dickinson: 47 violent and 397 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,588 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: Stark County in 2025
The two agencies in Stark County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 52 violent and 440 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Stark County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,776 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.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at starkcountynd.gov/index.asp (page title: Open Records Request | Stark County, ND Website).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the State's Attorney handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Stark County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Stark 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 Stark 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 Stark 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 Stark 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.