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 2, 2026.
Ouachita County, Arkansas, has about 22,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Ouachita County depends on where the incident happened: the Ouachita 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: Ouachita County public records, Ouachita County arrest records, Ouachita County warrants, Ouachita County inmate search, Ouachita County criminal records, Arkansas arrest records and Arkansas inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Ouachita 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 Ouachita County that is the Ouachita 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 Poison Springs Battleground State Park (state agency) and Southern Arkansas University Tech (campus police), each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Ouachita County Sheriff's Office
The Ouachita County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 56 violent and 106 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 83 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 877-654-8463. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at washitaso.gov/inmate-search (page title: Inmate Search | Washita County Sheriff's Office), phone 877-654-8463, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Ouachita County
The one city the FBI lists in Ouachita County with a reporting agency of its own:
- Camden: 75 violent and 289 property crimes reported for 2025; 364 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: Ouachita County in 2025
The two agencies in Ouachita County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 131 violent and 395 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Ouachita County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 447 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 Ouachita County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Ouachita 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 Ouachita 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 Ouachita County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 877-654-8463. 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 Ouachita 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.