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.
Crittenden County, Arkansas, has about 47,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Crittenden County depends on where the incident happened: the Crittenden 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 Crittenden 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 Crittenden County that is the Crittenden 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.
Reports from the Crittenden County Sheriff's Office
The Crittenden County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 144 violent and 220 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 581 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 870-702-2000. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at crittcoso.com/jail-roster-app (page title: Jail Roster App | Crittenden County Sheriff’s Department), phone 870-702-2000, 350 Afco Road West Memphis, AR 72301, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Crittenden County
The five cities the FBI lists in Crittenden County with a reporting agency of their own:
- West Memphis: 416 violent and 816 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,685 arrests reported for 2025.
- Marion: 76 violent and 215 property crimes reported for 2025; 914 arrests reported for 2025.
- Earle: 5 violent and 22 property crimes reported for 2025; 157 arrests reported for 2023.
- Turrell: 17 arrests reported for 2022.
- Jericho: 1 violent and 1 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: Crittenden County in 2025
The five agencies in Crittenden County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 642 violent and 1,274 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the four agencies in Crittenden County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 3,185 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 Crittenden County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Crittenden 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 Crittenden 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 Crittenden County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 870-702-2000. 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 Crittenden 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.