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.
Stutsman County, North Dakota, has about 22,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Stutsman County depends on where the incident happened: the Stutsman 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.
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Which Agency Holds a Report from Stutsman 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 Stutsman County that is the Stutsman 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 Stutsman County Sheriff's Office
The Stutsman County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 7 violent and 28 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 95 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (701) 252-7436. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at stutsmancounty.gov/departments/correctional-center/inmate-roster (page title: Inmate Roster | Stutsman County), phone (701) 252-7436, Monday-Friday 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Stutsman County
The one city the FBI lists in Stutsman County with a reporting agency of its own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Jamestown: 21 violent and 217 property crimes reported for 2025; 626 arrests reported for 2024. The Jamestown police department's page is at jamestownnd.gov/m/directory/department?did=14, phone 701-252-2414 (verified September 26, 2026).
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: Stutsman County in 2025
The two agencies in Stutsman County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 28 violent and 245 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Stutsman County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 782 arrests to the FBI that year, 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) 252-6688, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Stutsman County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Stutsman 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 Stutsman 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 Stutsman County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (701) 252-7436. Under the North Dakota Open Records Law the answer is due within a reasonable time.
Is this the official Stutsman 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.