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.
Hempstead County, Arkansas, has about 19,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Hempstead County depends on where the incident happened: the Hempstead 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: Hempstead County public records, Hempstead County arrest records, Hempstead County warrants, Hempstead County inmate search, Hempstead County criminal records, Arkansas arrest records and Arkansas inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Hempstead 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 Hempstead County that is the Hempstead 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 Historic Washington State Park (state agency), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Hempstead County Sheriff's Office
The Hempstead County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 56 violent and 114 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 284 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 870-777-6727. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at hempsteadcountysheriff.org/detention-center (page title: Detention Center | Hempstead County Sheriff's Office), phone 870-777-6727, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Hempstead County
The one city the FBI lists in Hempstead County with a reporting agency of its own:
- Hope: 76 violent and 224 property crimes reported for 2025; 553 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: Hempstead County in 2025
The two agencies in Hempstead County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 132 violent and 338 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Hempstead County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 837 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 Hempstead County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Hempstead 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 Hempstead 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 Hempstead County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 870-777-6727. 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 Hempstead 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.