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 23, 2026 and October 9, 2026.
Monroe County, Wisconsin, has about 46,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Monroe County depends on where the incident happened: the Monroe 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 Wisconsin Public 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: Monroe County public records, Monroe County arrest records, Monroe County warrants, Monroe County inmate search, Monroe County criminal records, Wisconsin arrest records and Wisconsin inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Monroe 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 Monroe County that is the Monroe 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 Monroe County Sheriff's Office
The Monroe County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 26 violent and 46 property crimes reported for 2023 and reported 642 arrests for 2023.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at monroecosheriffga.us/offender-search (page title: Offender Search | mcso-html), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 9, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Monroe County
The six cities the FBI lists in Monroe County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Sparta: 37 violent and 234 property crimes reported for 2023; 900 arrests reported for 2022.
- Tomah: 44 violent and 208 property crimes reported for 2023; 724 arrests reported for 2025. The Tomah police records page is at tomahwi.gov/police/page/open-records-request-form, phone 608-374-7400 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Cashton: 23 arrests reported for 2022.
- Norwalk: 0 violent and 1 property crimes reported for 2023; 6 arrests reported for 2023.
- Wilton: 0 violent and 0 property crimes reported for 2023; 11 arrests reported for 2023.
- Kendall: 1,159 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: Monroe County in 2023
The five agencies in Monroe County with all twelve months of 2023 on file reported 107 violent and 489 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the five agencies in Monroe County with all twelve months of 2023 on file reported 2,703 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
What the Wisconsin Public Records Law Requires
Under the Wisconsin Public Records Law the agency must answer a request as soon as practicable and without delay; the law sets no number of days, and it may charge the actual cost of copying and locating, with no charge for the first $50 of locating. 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 District Attorney, (608) 269-8780, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Monroe County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Monroe County Sheriff's Office for its own arrests, or the agency that reports for the city where it happened. Under the Wisconsin Public Records Law the answer is due as soon as practicable and without delay; the law sets no number of days.
How long does an agency in Monroe County 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 Monroe County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit. 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 Monroe 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.