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 October 2, 2026.
Cabot, Arkansas, in Lonoke County, has about 28,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Cabot depends on where the incident happened. This guide names each agency, where its records page is and what the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act requires of it.
This guide covers which agency, the city's records page, the sheriff's reports, what the law requires and common questions.
Related guides: Cabot public records, Lonoke County police reports, Cabot arrest records, Cabot warrants, Cabot criminal records, Cabot court records, Arkansas arrest records and Arkansas inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Cabot
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.
Inside Cabot that is the agency that reports to the FBI for the city (filed by the FBI as Cabot Police Department); outside it, the Lonoke County Sheriff's Office.
The FBI's list also carries the State Park at Plum Bayou Mounds Archaeological State Park (state agency), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Cabot Police
For Cabot, SearchSystems opened and checked the Cabot police department's page at cabotar.gov/163/Police (page title: Police | Cabot, AR), phone 501-843-6526, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 26, 2026.
The agency that reports for Cabot had 100 violent and 442 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 660 arrests for 2025.
Reports from the Lonoke County Sheriff's Office
The Lonoke County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 143 violent and 272 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 445 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit.
What the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act Requires
The Arkansas Freedom of Information Act sets the rules: an answer within 3 working days when the record is not immediately available, at a charge of the actual cost of copying, from the agency that holds the report.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Cabot?
From the agency that took it. The Cabot police department's page is at cabotar.gov/163/Police, phone 501-843-6526; the sheriff's reports come from the Lonoke County Sheriff's Office.
How long does an agency in Cabot have to answer?
Under the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act, within 3 working days when the record is not immediately available. It may charge the actual cost of copying.
How do I get a report from the Lonoke County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit. Under the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act the answer is due within 3 working days when the record is not immediately available.
Is this the official Cabot 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.