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.
Hot Spring County, Arkansas, has about 33,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Hot Spring County depends on where the incident happened: the Hot Spring 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: Hot Spring County public records, Hot Spring County arrest records, Hot Spring County warrants, Hot Spring County inmate search, Hot Spring County property records, Arkansas arrest records and Arkansas inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Hot Spring 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 Hot Spring County that is the Hot Spring 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 DeGray Lake Resort State Park and the State Park at Lake Catherine State Park (state agency), each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Hot Spring County Sheriff's Office
The Hot Spring County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 25 violent and 67 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 65 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at hotspringcountysoar.gov/inmate-roster/filters/current/booking_time=... (page title: Inmate Roster | Hot Spring County 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 Hot Spring County
The one city the FBI lists in Hot Spring County with a reporting agency of its own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Malvern: 83 violent and 248 property crimes reported for 2025; 318 arrests reported for 2025. The Malvern police department's page is at malvernar.gov/m/directory/department?did=13, phone 501-332-3636 (verified September 26, 2026).
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: Hot Spring County in 2025
The two agencies in Hot Spring County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 108 violent and 315 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Hot Spring County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 383 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 Hot Spring County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Hot Spring 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 Hot Spring 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 Hot Spring 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 Hot Spring 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.