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 28, 2026 and October 2, 2026.
Nowata County, Oklahoma, has about 9,600 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Nowata County depends on where the incident happened: the Nowata 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: Nowata County public records, Nowata County arrest records, Oklahoma arrest records and Oklahoma inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Nowata 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 Nowata County that is the Nowata 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 Nowata County Sheriff's Office
The Nowata County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 2 violent and 45 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 37 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit.
Reports from the City Agencies in Nowata County
The two cities the FBI lists in Nowata County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Nowata: 22 violent and 56 property crimes reported for 2025; 54 arrests reported for 2025.
- South Coffeyville: 1 violent and 10 property crimes reported for 2025; 24 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: Nowata County in 2025
The three agencies in Nowata County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 25 violent and 111 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the three agencies in Nowata County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 115 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 Nowata County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Nowata 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 Nowata 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 Nowata 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 Nowata 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.