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.
Payne County, Oklahoma, has about 84,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Payne County depends on where the incident happened: the Payne 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: Payne County public records, Payne County arrest records, Payne County warrants, Payne County criminal records, Payne County court records, Oklahoma arrest records and Oklahoma inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Payne 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 Payne County that is the Payne 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 Oklahoma State University's Main Campus (campus police), with a records office of its own.
The Drumright Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Payne County, so its arrests are not broken out for Payne County here.
Reports from the Payne County Sheriff's Office
The Payne County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 28 violent and 144 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 182 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit.
Reports from the City Agencies in Payne County
The four cities the FBI lists in Payne County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Stillwater: 102 violent and 812 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,193 arrests reported for 2025.
- Cushing: 10 violent and 100 property crimes reported for 2025; 148 arrests reported for 2025.
- Perkins: 1 violent and 18 property crimes reported for 2025; 125 arrests reported for 2025.
- Yale: 4 violent and 15 property crimes reported for 2025; 9 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: Payne County in 2025
The five agencies in Payne County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 145 violent and 1,089 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the five agencies in Payne County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,657 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.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, (405) 372-4883, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Payne County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Payne 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 Payne 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 Payne 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 Payne 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.