SearchSystems Editorial

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 25, 2026 and September 30, 2026.

About this guide

Beckham County, Oklahoma, 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 Beckham County depends on where the incident happened: the Beckham 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.

Related guides: Beckham County public records, Beckham County arrest records, Beckham County warrants, Beckham County inmate search, Beckham County criminal records, Oklahoma arrest records and Oklahoma inmate search.

Which Agency Holds a Report from Beckham 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 Beckham County that is the Beckham 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.

The FBI's list also carries Sayre Public Schools (other agency), with a records office of its own.

Reports from the Beckham County Sheriff's Office

The Beckham County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 6 violent and 28 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 76 arrests for 2025.

Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 580.928.2121. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at beckham.okcounties.org/offices/county-sheriff (page title: County Sheriff), phone 580.928.2121, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.

Reports from the City Agencies in Beckham County

The three cities the FBI lists in Beckham County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:

  • Elk City: 17 violent and 111 property crimes reported for 2025; 258 arrests reported for 2025. The Elk City police department's page is at elkcity.com/city-hall/departments/police-department/pd-online-resou..., phone 580-225-3230 (verified September 26, 2026).
  • Sayre: 4 violent and 16 property crimes reported for 2025; 9 arrests reported for 2025.
  • Erick: 0 violent and 2 property crimes reported for 2025; 1 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: Beckham County in 2025

The four agencies in Beckham County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 27 violent and 157 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.

Together, the four agencies in Beckham County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 344 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.

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 Beckham County?

From the agency whose officer took it: the Beckham 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 Beckham 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 Beckham County Sheriff's Office?

From its records unit, reached through the office at 580.928.2121. Under the Oklahoma Open Records Act the answer is due promptly; the statute sets no number of days.

Is this the official Beckham 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.