Reviewed and updated October 4, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. Every office link on this page was opened and checked against the office's own website at review time.
Aberdeen is a city in Brown County, South Dakota, with about 28,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its public records are split between the city and the county. The city keeps police reports, council records and its own licenses and permits; court cases, jail bookings, deeds and vital records are county or state records. This guide names the Aberdeen offices SearchSystems verified, links to each one's own website and gives the phone number and address where the office publishes them. SearchSystems verified 2 city office pages for Aberdeen, every one opened and checked.
In this guide: City or county, Police records, Records requests and Questions.
City or county record: where Aberdeen records are kept
- Kept by the City of Aberdeen: police reports, council and board meeting records, ordinances and the city's own licenses and permits.
- Kept by Brown County or the state: court cases, jail bookings, deeds and property values and birth and death certificates. These are not city records; they are in the Brown County public records guide under court records, jail lookups, property records and vital records.
Aberdeen police reports and records
Incident reports, crash reports and the other records of the Aberdeen police are requested from the department's records unit, usually in writing or through an online form. Reports on open investigations and the names of victims and juveniles are usually withheld or redacted, and some states limit crash reports to the people involved and their insurers. The page below is the one SearchSystems verified for Aberdeen police records.
- Website: aberdeen.sd.us/21/Police (page title: Police | Aberdeen, SD)
- Phone: 605-626-7911
- Address: 123 S. Lincoln St. Aberdeen, SD 57401
- Checked: September 26, 2026, the page answered.
Jail bookings and inmate lookups are usually handled by the county, not the city police. They are in the Brown County public records guide under jail and inmate lookups.
Public records requests to Aberdeen
South Dakota public records law applies to the city government of Aberdeen. The city runs one records request page for its departments; it is the page below, verified by SearchSystems. A request that names a date, an address, or a report or case number is the easiest to answer.
- Website: aberdeen.sd.us/106/City-Public-Records (page title: City Public Records | Aberdeen, SD)
- Phone: (605) 626-7023
- Checked: September 26, 2026, the page answered.
A record the request page does not cover is asked for from the office that holds it: the police records unit for police reports and the department that issued a permit or license for its records.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official Aberdeen website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official Aberdeen offices listed above; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
How do I get a police report in Aberdeen?
Request it from the Aberdeen police records unit at aberdeen.sd.us/21/Police, phone 605-626-7911. Reports on open investigations and the names of victims and juveniles are usually withheld or redacted.
Where do I find court records or jail bookings for Aberdeen?
Aberdeen cases are heard by the courts that serve Brown County, and people arrested in Aberdeen are usually booked into the county jail. Both are covered in the Brown County public records guide on SearchSystems.
How do I request a public record from Aberdeen?
Through the city's records request page at aberdeen.sd.us/106/City-Public-Records, phone (605) 626-7023. A record it does not cover is requested from the office that holds it: the police records unit for police reports and the department that issued a permit or license for its records.