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 30, 2026.
Walsh County, North Dakota, has about 10,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Walsh County depends on where the incident happened: the Walsh 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: Walsh County public records, Walsh County arrest records, Walsh County warrants, Walsh County inmate search, North Dakota arrest records and North Dakota inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Walsh County
The report of an incident is released by the agency that took it; the court and the jail hold their own records of the same event, but not the report.
In Walsh County that is the Walsh 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 Walsh County Sheriff's Office
The Walsh County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 7 violent and 43 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 173 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 701-352-2041. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at walshcountynd.com/county_government/sheriffs_office_corrections/ind... (page title: Walsh County ND), phone 701-352-2041, 638 Cooper Ave Grafton, ND 58237, Mon 8 AM - 4:30 PM, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Walsh County
The one city the FBI lists in Walsh County with a reporting agency of its own:
- Grafton: 8 violent and 27 property crimes reported for 2025; 91 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: Walsh County in 2025
The two agencies in Walsh County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 15 violent and 70 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Walsh County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 264 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Walsh County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Walsh 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 Walsh 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 Walsh County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 701-352-2041. Under the North Dakota Open Records Law the answer is due within a reasonable time.
Is this the official Walsh 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.