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.
Hughes County, South Dakota, has about 18,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Hughes County depends on where the incident happened: the Hughes 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: Hughes County public records, Hughes County arrest records, Hughes County warrants, Hughes County inmate search, Hughes County criminal records, South Dakota arrest records and South Dakota inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Hughes 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 Hughes County that is the Hughes 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 the Division of Criminal Investigation (state agency), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Hughes County Sheriff's Office
The Hughes County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 6 violent and 32 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 25 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (605) 773-7417. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at hughescounty.org/sheriff (page title: Hughes County SD | Sheriff), phone (605) 773-7417, 3200 E Hwy 34, Suite 9 Pierre, SD 57501, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Hughes County
The one city the FBI lists in Hughes County with a reporting agency of its own:
- Pierre: 77 violent and 242 property crimes reported for 2025; 436 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: Hughes County in 2025
The two agencies in Hughes County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 83 violent and 274 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Hughes County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 461 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, 605 773 7410, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Hughes County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Hughes 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 Hughes 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 Hughes County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (605) 773-7417. Under the South Dakota Open Records Law the answer is due within 10 business days.
Is this the official Hughes 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.