Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. The jail figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site on September 24, 2026.
Marion County, Arkansas, has about 18,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), and arrests there are reported to the FBI by the Marion County Sheriff's Office and two city agencies. An arrest leaves the same records whoever makes it: the arresting agency's report, the record of anyone held at the county jail, and, if the Prosecuting Attorney files charges, a case in the Marion County Circuit Court. This guide says who keeps each one, what it costs and who may see it, with the arrest counts each agency reported.
This guide covers who makes arrests, how many arrests, booking and the jail, finding an arrest, copies, cities and common questions.
Related guides: Marion County public records, Arkansas arrest records, Arkansas inmate search and Arkansas criminal records.
Who Makes Arrests in Marion County
The Marion County Sheriff's Office is the county agency that reports arrests to the FBI for Marion County. It reported 111 arrests for 2025.
The FBI lists two cities in Marion County with a reporting agency of their own, with the Census population and what each reported:
- Bull Shoals, 1,912 residents: 13 arrests reported for 2025.
- Flippin, 1,315 residents: 48 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 Arrests Each Agency Reports in Marion County
Each agency reports its arrests to the FBI by month, and the FBI publishes them on the Crime Data Explorer. These are the full-year totals, all offenses, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026; a year with months missing or not reported is left out.
- Marion County Sheriff's Office: 111 for 2025, 70 for 2024, 108 for 2023, 153 for 2022, 117 for 2021 and 188 for 2019; 2020 is missing months.
- Flippin: 48 for 2025, 57 for 2024, 73 for 2023, 61 for 2022, 45 for 2021 and 82 for 2020.
- Bull Shoals: 13 for 2025, 47 for 2024, 31 for 2023, 39 for 2022, 32 for 2021 and 27 for 2020.
Together, the three agencies with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 172 arrests that year. The same agencies with both 2025 and 2024 complete reported 172 in 2025 against 174 in 2024, down 1.1 percent.
Booking: Where People Arrested in Marion County Are Held
The county jail is where a person arrested in Marion County and kept in custody ends up, whichever agency made the arrest, though a city department may hold someone in its own cells first and a person cited and released at the scene is never booked. The jail's record of each person held, with the charges, is a public record of the arrest, and once the person is released or sentenced the record continues in the court file.
On an average day in 2021 the jail held about 68 people, up from about 52 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 56 beds, and it ran at 93 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
A sentence of more than a year is served in state prison; the Arkansas Division of Correction lists its inmates at doc.arkansas.gov/correction/online-services.
How to Find Out About an Arrest in Marion County
For Marion County the place to look is the case index of the Marion County Circuit Court, which shows whether charges were filed and the next court date (the court records page SearchSystems verified is at arcourts.gov/administration/acap/courtconnect, phone (501) 410-1900).
Statewide, CourtConnect is the Arkansas Judiciary's free statewide case search.
Arkansas is one of the states that lets anyone look up another person's statewide criminal history: the state runs an online name-based background check open to the public, through the Arkansas State Police. That record shows what agencies reported to the state, which is wider than one county's court index but can lag it.
Getting a Copy of an Arrest Record in Marion County
The report of an arrest is released by the agency that made it; the jail and the court hold their own records of the same event, but not the report. Under the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act the agency must answer within 3 working days when the record is not immediately available, and it may charge the actual cost of copying.
- An arrest by the Marion County Sheriff's Office: ask its records unit.
- An arrest in Bull Shoals or Flippin: the records unit of the agency that reports for that city.
- The court file of a case that was filed: the Marion County Circuit Court, through the court records page at arcourts.gov/administration/acap/courtconnect, phone (501) 410-1900.
- Your own statewide record: a request to the Arkansas State Police Identification Bureau.
Cities in Marion County: Who Reports the Arrests
The FBI lists a separate arrest reporting agency for two of the five cities in Marion County: Bull Shoals and Flippin. Yellville, Summit and Pyatt have no separate reporting agency in the FBI's list.
Wherever in the county the arrest happens, a person kept in custody goes to the county jail and the case goes to the Marion County Circuit Court.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many arrests are made in Marion County each year?
The Marion County Sheriff's Office reported 111 arrests to the FBI for 2025, and the three agencies with every month of 2025 on file reported 172 between them.
Where are people arrested in Marion County booked?
Those kept in custody go to the county jail, run by the Marion County Sheriff's Office; a person cited and released at the scene is not booked.
Are arrest records public in Marion County?
The court files of criminal cases are public, and so is the statewide criminal history kept by the Arkansas State Police: the state runs an online name-based background check open to the public. The arrest report itself is released by the agency that made the arrest, under the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act.
How do I get a copy of an arrest report in Marion County?
From the agency that made the arrest: the Marion 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.
Is this the official Marion 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.