Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest 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 23, 2026 and September 30, 2026.
Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, in Dodge County, has about 16,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Beaver Dam depends on where the incident happened. This guide names each agency, where its records page is and what the Wisconsin Public 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.
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Which Agency Holds a Report from Beaver Dam
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.
Inside Beaver Dam that is the agency that reports to the FBI for the city (filed by the FBI as Beaver Dam Township Police Department); outside it, the Dodge County Sheriff's Office.
The Watertown Police Department and the Hartford Police Department are each listed by the FBI across several counties including Dodge County, so their arrests are not broken out for Dodge County here.
Reports from the Beaver Dam Police
For Beaver Dam, SearchSystems opened and checked the Beaver Dam police department's page at ci.beaverdam.wi.gov/m/directory/department?did=20 (page title: Staff Directory, Police), phone 920-887-4614, 123 Park Avenue Beaver Dam, WI 53916, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 25, 2026.
Reports from the Dodge County Sheriff's Office
The Dodge County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it reported 1,558 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 120 103 2023. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at dodgecounty.wisconsininmatepopulation.us (page title: Dodge County Inmate Population | Custody Search), phone 120 103 2023, 216 W. Center Street Juneau, WI 53039, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
What the Wisconsin Public Records Law Requires
The Wisconsin Public Records Law sets the rules: an answer as soon as practicable and without delay; the law sets no number of days, at a charge of the actual cost of copying and locating, with no charge for the first $50 of locating, from the agency that holds the report.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at co.dodge.wi.gov/courts-clerk/request (page title: Request a Record | Dodge County, Wisconsin).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, 920-386-3610, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Beaver Dam?
From the agency that took it. The Beaver Dam police department's page is at ci.beaverdam.wi.gov, phone 920-887-4614; the sheriff's reports come from the Dodge County Sheriff's Office.
How long does an agency in Beaver Dam have to answer?
Under the Wisconsin Public Records Law, as soon as practicable and without delay; the law sets no number of days. It may charge the actual cost of copying and locating, with no charge for the first $50 of locating.
How do I get a report from the Dodge County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 120 103 2023. Under the Wisconsin Public Records Law the answer is due as soon as practicable and without delay; the law sets no number of days.
Is this the official Beaver Dam 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.