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 between September 24, 2026 and October 9, 2026.
Independence County, Arkansas, has about 38,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Independence County depends on where the incident happened: the Independence 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: Independence County public records, Independence County arrest records, Independence County warrants, Independence County inmate search, Independence County property records, Arkansas arrest records and Arkansas inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Independence 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 Independence County that is the Independence 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 Cave City Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Independence County, so its arrests are not broken out for Independence County here.
Reports from the Independence County Sheriff's Office
The Independence County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 104 violent and 233 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 187 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at independencesheriff.org/current-inmate-list (page title: Independence County Sheriff's Office, AR), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Independence County
The two cities the FBI lists in Independence County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Batesville: 64 violent and 163 property crimes reported for 2025; 322 arrests reported for 2025. The Batesville police records page is at batesvillepolicear.gov/foia-requests, phone 870-569-8020 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Pleasant Plains: 1 violent and 4 property crimes reported for 2025; 1 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: Independence County in 2025
The three agencies in Independence County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 169 violent and 400 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the three agencies in Independence County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 510 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, 870-261-1747, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Independence County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Independence 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 Independence 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 Independence 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 Independence 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.