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.
Craighead County, Arkansas, has about 116,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Craighead County depends on where the incident happened: the Craighead 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: Craighead County public records, Craighead County arrest records, Craighead County warrants, Craighead County criminal records, Craighead County court records, Arkansas arrest records and Arkansas inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Craighead 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 Craighead County that is the Craighead 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 Arkansas State University at Jonesboro (campus police), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Craighead County Sheriff's Office
The Craighead County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 42 violent and 161 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 350 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit.
Reports from the City Agencies in Craighead County
The eight cities the FBI lists in Craighead County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Jonesboro: 479 violent and 2,071 property crimes reported for 2025; 4,931 arrests reported for 2025. The Jonesboro police records page is at jonesboropolice.com/request, phone 870-935-5562 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Brookland: 16 violent and 24 property crimes reported for 2025; 137 arrests reported for 2025.
- Bono: 6 violent and 58 property crimes reported for 2025; 31 arrests reported for 2025.
- Lake City: 6 violent and 33 property crimes reported for 2025; 11 arrests reported for 2025.
- Bay: 2 violent and 2 property crimes reported for 2025; 17 arrests reported for 2025.
- Monette: 2 violent and 15 property crimes reported for 2025; 25 arrests reported for 2025.
- Caraway: 0 violent and 10 property crimes reported for 2025; 8 arrests reported for 2025.
- Cash: 1 violent and 2 property crimes reported for 2025; 3 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: Craighead County in 2025
The nine agencies in Craighead County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 554 violent and 2,376 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the nine agencies in Craighead County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 5,513 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
What the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act Requires
Under the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act the agency must answer a request within 3 working days when the record is not immediately available, and it may charge the actual cost of copying. The request goes to the agency that holds the report, in writing, and does not have to say why the report is wanted.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Craighead County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Craighead 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 Craighead 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 Craighead 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 Craighead 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.