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 4, 2026.
Sturgis, South Dakota, in Meade County, has about 7,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Sturgis depends on where the incident happened. This guide names each agency, where its records page is and what the South Dakota Open Records Law requires of it.
This guide covers which agency, the city's records page, the sheriff's reports, what the law requires and common questions.
Related guides: Sturgis public records, Meade County police reports, Sturgis arrest records, Sturgis warrants, Sturgis inmate search, Sturgis criminal records, South Dakota arrest records and South Dakota inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Sturgis
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.
Inside Sturgis that is the agency that reports to the FBI for the city (filed by the FBI as Sturgis Police Department); outside it, the Meade County Sheriff's Office.
The Box Elder Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Meade County, so its arrests are not broken out for Meade County here.
Reports from the Sturgis Police
For Sturgis, SearchSystems opened and checked the Sturgis police records page at sturgis-sd.gov/police-records (page title: Official Website of the City of Sturgis, SD | Police Records), phone 605-347-5070, Monday-Friday 8:00 am until 4:00 pm., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 26, 2026.
The agency that reports for Sturgis had 23 violent and 154 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 584 arrests for 2024.
Reports from the Meade County Sheriff's Office
The Meade County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 27 violent and 78 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 238 arrests for 2024.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 605.347.2681. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at meadecounty.org/sheriffs-office (page title: Sheriff | County of Meade), phone 605.347.2681, 1400 Main Street, Sturgis, SD 57785, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 4, 2026.
What the South Dakota Open Records Law Requires
The South Dakota Open Records Law sets the rules: an answer within 10 business days, at a charge of copying and staff time, from the agency that holds the report.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the State's Attorney, 605.347.4491, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Sturgis?
From the agency that took it. The Sturgis police records page is at sturgis-sd.gov/police-records, phone 605-347-5070; the sheriff's reports come from the Meade County Sheriff's Office.
How long does an agency in Sturgis have to answer?
Under the South Dakota Open Records Law, within 10 business days. It may charge copying and staff time.
How do I get a report from the Meade County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 605.347.2681. Under the South Dakota Open Records Law the answer is due within 10 business days.
Is this the official Sturgis website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.