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.
Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, has about 5,700 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Alfalfa County depends on where the incident happened: the Alfalfa 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 Oklahoma Open Records Act 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 Alfalfa 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 Alfalfa County that is the Alfalfa 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 Alfalfa County Sheriff's Office
The Alfalfa County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 2 violent and 58 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 15 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 580.596.3269. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at alfalfa.okcounties.org/offices/county-sheriff (page title: County Sheriff), phone 580.596.3269, 300 S. Grand Ave, Suite 1, Cherokee, OK 73728, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Alfalfa County
The one city the FBI lists in Alfalfa County with a reporting agency of its own:
- Cherokee: 16 violent and 18 property crimes reported for 2025; 10 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: Alfalfa County in 2025
The two agencies in Alfalfa County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 18 violent and 76 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Alfalfa County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 25 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
What the Oklahoma Open Records Act Requires
Under the Oklahoma Open Records Act the agency must answer a request promptly; the statute sets no number of days, and it may charge copying at no more than 25 cents a page. 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 District Attorney, 580.596.3109, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Alfalfa County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Alfalfa County Sheriff's Office for its own arrests, or the agency that reports for the city where it happened. Under the Oklahoma Open Records Act the answer is due promptly; the statute sets no number of days.
How long does an agency in Alfalfa County 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 Alfalfa County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 580.596.3269. Under the Oklahoma Open Records Act the answer is due promptly; the statute sets no number of days.
Is this the official Alfalfa 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.