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.
Nevada County, Arkansas, has about 8,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Nevada County depends on where the incident happened: the Nevada 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: Nevada County public records, Nevada County arrest records, Arkansas arrest records and Arkansas inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Nevada 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 Nevada County that is the Nevada 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 White Oak Lake State Park (state agency), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Nevada County Sheriff's Office
The Nevada County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 5 violent and 23 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 4 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit.
Reports from the City Agencies in Nevada County
The one city the FBI lists in Nevada County with a reporting agency of its own:
- Prescott: 18 violent and 56 property crimes reported for 2025; 17 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: Nevada County in 2025
The two agencies in Nevada County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 23 violent and 79 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Nevada County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 21 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 Nevada County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Nevada 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 Nevada 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 Nevada 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 Nevada 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.