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.
Woodward County, Oklahoma, has about 20,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Woodward County depends on where the incident happened: the Woodward 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: Woodward County public records, Woodward County arrest records, Woodward County warrants, Woodward County criminal records, Woodward County court records, Oklahoma arrest records and Oklahoma inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Woodward 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 Woodward County that is the Woodward 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 Woodward County Sheriff's Office
The Woodward County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 8 violent and 47 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 51 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit.
Reports from the City Agencies in Woodward County
The two cities the FBI lists in Woodward County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Woodward: 46 violent and 144 property crimes reported for 2025; 306 arrests reported for 2025.
- Mooreland: 3 violent and 0 property crimes reported for 2025; 7 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: Woodward County in 2025
The three agencies in Woodward County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 57 violent and 191 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the three agencies in Woodward County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 364 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, 580.256.8616, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Woodward County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Woodward 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 Woodward 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 Woodward 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 Woodward 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.