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.
Benton County, Arkansas, has about 322,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Benton County depends on where the incident happened: the Benton 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.
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Which Agency Holds a Report from Benton 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 Benton County that is the Benton 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 Hobbs State Park-Conservation Area (state agency), Northwest Arkansas Community College (campus police) and Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (other agency), each with a records office of its own.
The Springdale Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Benton County, so its arrests are not broken out for Benton County here.
Reports from the Benton County Sheriff's Office
The Benton County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 94 violent and 232 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 746 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at sheriff.bentoncountyar.gov/jail-dashboard (page title: Jail Dashboard | Benton County Sheriff's Office), a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 403), so open it in a browser.
Reports from the City Agencies in Benton County
The 14 cities the FBI lists in Benton County with a reporting agency of their own, the largest twelve first, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Rogers: 210 violent and 844 property crimes reported for 2025; 4,709 arrests reported for 2025.
- Bentonville: 111 violent and 468 property crimes reported for 2025; 3,087 arrests reported for 2025.
- Bella Vista: 57 violent and 128 property crimes reported for 2025; 556 arrests reported for 2025.
- Centerton: 31 violent and 57 property crimes reported for 2025; 203 arrests reported for 2025.
- Siloam Springs: 91 violent and 193 property crimes reported for 2025; 798 arrests reported for 2025.
- Lowell: 26 violent and 51 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,113 arrests reported for 2025.
- Pea Ridge: 27 violent and 53 property crimes reported for 2025; 383 arrests reported for 2025. The Pea Ridge police department's page is at cityofpearidgear.gov/police, phone (479) 451-8220 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Cave Springs: 5 violent and 14 property crimes reported for 2025; 16 arrests reported for 2025.
- Gentry: 16 violent and 12 property crimes reported for 2025; 138 arrests reported for 2025.
- Gravette: 6 violent and 25 property crimes reported for 2025; 97 arrests reported for 2025.
- Little Flock: 4 violent and 14 property crimes reported for 2025; 296 arrests reported for 2025.
- Highfill: 4 violent and 2 property crimes reported for 2025; 60 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.
The rest: Decatur and Sulphur Springs.
How Many Reports: Benton County in 2025
The 14 agencies in Benton County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 692 violent and 2,120 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the 14 agencies in Benton County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 12,275 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 Benton County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Benton 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 Benton 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 Benton 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 Benton 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.