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 on September 24, 2026.
Baxter County, Arkansas, has about 43,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Baxter County depends on where the incident happened: the Baxter 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 Arkansas Freedom of Information Act 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: Baxter County public records, Baxter County arrest records, Baxter County warrants, Baxter County inmate search, Baxter County criminal records, Arkansas arrest records and Arkansas inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Baxter 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 Baxter County that is the Baxter 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 State Park at Bull Shoals-White River State Park (state agency), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Baxter County Sheriff's Office
The Baxter County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 16 violent and 255 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 635 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at baxtercountysheriff.com/inmate-roster/filters/current/booking_time=... (page title: Inmate Roster | Baxter County Sheriff's Office | Sort Booking Time | Descending | Page 1), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Baxter County
The five cities the FBI lists in Baxter County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Mountain Home: 48 violent and 308 property crimes reported for 2025; 877 arrests reported for 2025.
- Gassville: 0 violent and 40 property crimes reported for 2025; 68 arrests reported for 2025.
- Cotter: 1 violent and 3 property crimes reported for 2025; 12 arrests reported for 2025.
- Lakeview: 0 violent and 0 property crimes reported for 2025; 2 arrests reported for 2025.
- Norfork: 0 violent and 2 property crimes reported for 2025; 5 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: Baxter County in 2025
The six agencies in Baxter County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 65 violent and 608 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the six agencies in Baxter County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,599 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
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 Baxter County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Baxter County Sheriff's Office for its own arrests, or the agency that reports for the city where it happened. Under the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act the answer is due within 3 working days when the record is not immediately available.
How long does an agency in Baxter County 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 Baxter 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 Baxter 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.