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.
Cross County, Arkansas, has about 16,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Cross County depends on where the incident happened: the Cross 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: Cross County public records, Cross County arrest records, Cross County warrants, Cross County inmate search, Cross County criminal records, Arkansas arrest records and Arkansas inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Cross 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 Cross County that is the Cross 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 Parkin Archeological State Park and the State Park at Village Creek State Park (state agency), each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Cross County Sheriff's Office
The Cross County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it reported 192 arrests for 2022.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at crosscountysheriff.org/inmate-roster/filters/current/booking_time=d... (page title: Inmate Roster | Cross County AR 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 Cross County
The three cities the FBI lists in Cross County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Wynne: 60 violent and 196 property crimes reported for 2025; 390 arrests reported for 2025.
- Parkin: 2 violent and 9 property crimes reported for 2025; 10 arrests reported for 2025.
- Cherry Valley: 0 violent and 3 property crimes reported for 2025; 24 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: Cross County in 2025
The three agencies in Cross County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 62 violent and 208 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the three agencies in Cross County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 424 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.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the Prosecuting Attorney, 870-238-1212, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Cross County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Cross 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 Cross 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 Cross 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 Cross 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.