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.
Brookings County, South Dakota, has about 36,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Brookings County depends on where the incident happened: the Brookings 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 South Dakota Open Records Law 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: Brookings County public records, Brookings County arrest records, Brookings County warrants, Brookings County inmate search, Brookings County criminal records, South Dakota arrest records and South Dakota inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Brookings 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 Brookings County that is the Brookings 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 South Dakota State University (campus police), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Brookings County Sheriff's Office
The Brookings County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 5 violent and 28 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 14 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 605-696-8308. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at brookingscountysd.gov/m/directory/department?did=11 (page title: Staff Directory, Sheriff's Office), phone 605-696-8308, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Brookings County
The one city the FBI lists in Brookings County with a reporting agency of its own:
- Brookings: 28 violent and 216 property crimes reported for 2025; 644 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: Brookings County in 2025
The two agencies in Brookings County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 33 violent and 244 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Brookings County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 658 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
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, 605-692-8606, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Brookings County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Brookings County Sheriff's Office for its own arrests, or the agency that reports for the city where it happened. Under the South Dakota Open Records Law the answer is due within 10 business days.
How long does an agency in Brookings County 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 Brookings County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 605-696-8308. Under the South Dakota Open Records Law the answer is due within 10 business days.
Is this the official Brookings 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.