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.
Minnehaha County, South Dakota, has about 209,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Minnehaha County depends on where the incident happened: the Minnehaha 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.
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Which Agency Holds a Report from Minnehaha 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 Minnehaha County that is the Minnehaha 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 Minnehaha County Sheriff's Office
The Minnehaha County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 48 violent and 123 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 1,178 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 605-367-4321. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at web.minnehahacounty.gov/dept/so/jailInmateInfo/browseJailInmate.php (page title: Minnehaha County Who's Behind Bars), phone 605-367-4321, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Minnehaha County
The two cities the FBI lists in Minnehaha County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Sioux Falls: 777 violent and 4,691 property crimes reported for 2025; 8,024 arrests reported for 2025.
- Brandon: 5 violent and 36 property crimes reported for 2025; 114 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: Minnehaha County in 2025
The three agencies in Minnehaha County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 830 violent and 4,850 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the three agencies in Minnehaha County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 9,316 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
What the South Dakota Open Records Law Requires
Under the South Dakota Open Records Law the agency must answer a request within 10 business days, and it may charge copying and staff time. The request goes to the agency that holds the report, in writing, and does not have to say why the report is wanted.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the State's Attorney, (605) 367-4226, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Minnehaha County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Minnehaha 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 Minnehaha 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 Minnehaha County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 605-367-4321. Under the South Dakota Open Records Law the answer is due within 10 business days.
Is this the official Minnehaha 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.