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 9, 2026.
Shawnee, Oklahoma, in Pottawatomie County, has about 32,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Shawnee depends on where the incident happened. This guide names each agency, where its records page is and what the Oklahoma Open Records Act requires of it.
This guide covers which agency, the city's records page, the sheriff's reports, what the law requires and common questions.
Related guides: Shawnee public records, Pottawatomie County police reports, Shawnee arrest records, Shawnee warrants, Shawnee inmate search, Shawnee criminal records, Oklahoma arrest records and Oklahoma inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Shawnee
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.
Inside Shawnee that is the agency that reports to the FBI for the city (filed by the FBI as Shawnee Police Department); outside it, the Pottawatomie County Sheriff's Office.
The FBI's list also carries District Attorneys Council at Drug Task Force 23 (other agency), with a records office of its own.
The Prague Police Department and the Oklahoma City Police Department are each listed by the FBI across several counties including Pottawatomie County, so their arrests are not broken out for Pottawatomie County here.
Reports from the Shawnee Police
For Shawnee, SearchSystems opened and checked the Shawnee police records page at shawneeok.org/police_report/request_a_copy_of_a_report/index.php (page title: Request A Copy Of An Accident or Incident Report), phone 405-878-1689, 912 E Independence St. Shawnee, OK 74801, Monday-Thursday 7:30 am-5:30 pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 26, 2026.
The agency that reports for Shawnee had 156 violent and 724 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 401 arrests for 2025.
Reports from the Pottawatomie County Sheriff's Office
The Pottawatomie County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 81 violent and 336 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 230 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at pottawatomiecountyok.com/oklahoma/pottawatomie-county-jail (page title: Pottawatomie County Jail, OK Inmates, Arrests, Mugshot Lookup), a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 403), so open it in a browser.
What the Oklahoma Open Records Act Requires
The Oklahoma Open Records Act sets the rules: an answer promptly; the statute sets no number of days, at a charge of copying at no more than 25 cents a page, from the agency that holds the report.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Shawnee?
From the agency that took it. The Shawnee police records page is at shawneeok.org, phone 405-878-1689; the sheriff's reports come from the Pottawatomie County Sheriff's Office.
How long does an agency in Shawnee have to answer?
Under the Oklahoma Open Records Act, promptly; the statute sets no number of days. It may charge copying at no more than 25 cents a page.
How do I get a report from the Pottawatomie County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit. Under the Oklahoma Open Records Act the answer is due promptly; the statute sets no number of days.
Is this the official Shawnee website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.