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.
Crawford County, Arkansas, has about 62,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Crawford County depends on where the incident happened: the Crawford 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: Crawford County public records, Crawford County arrest records, Crawford County warrants, Crawford County inmate search, Crawford County property records, Arkansas arrest records and Arkansas inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Crawford 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 Crawford County that is the Crawford 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 Lake Fort Smith State Park (state agency), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Crawford County Sheriff's Office
The Crawford County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 63 violent and 197 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 467 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at crawfordcountysheriff.org/inmates (page title: Inmates | Crawford County Sheriff), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Crawford County
The seven cities the FBI lists in Crawford County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Van Buren: 52 violent and 519 property crimes reported for 2025; 549 arrests reported for 2025. The Van Buren police department's page is at vanburenpd.org (verified September 26, 2026).
- Alma: 374 arrests reported for 2025.
- Mulberry: 4 violent and 14 property crimes reported for 2025; 7 arrests reported for 2025.
- Cedarville: 1 violent and 9 property crimes reported for 2025; 19 arrests reported for 2025.
- Kibler: 8 arrests reported for 2024.
- Dyer.
- Mountainburg: 8 violent and 3 property crimes reported for 2025; 2 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: Crawford County in 2025
The five agencies in Crawford County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 128 violent and 742 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the six agencies in Crawford County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,418 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.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the Prosecuting Attorney, 479-474-5000, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Crawford County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Crawford 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 Crawford 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 Crawford 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 Crawford 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.