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.
Phillips County, Arkansas, has about 15,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Phillips County depends on where the incident happened: the Phillips 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: Phillips County public records, Phillips County arrest records, Phillips County warrants, Phillips County criminal records, Phillips County court records, Arkansas arrest records and Arkansas inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Phillips 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 Phillips County that is the Phillips 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 Mississippi River State Park and the State Park at Delta Heritage Trail State Park (state agency), each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Phillips County Sheriff's Office
The Phillips County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it reported 27 arrests for 2024.
Its reports come from its records unit.
Reports from the City Agencies in Phillips County
The one city the FBI lists in Phillips County with a reporting agency of its own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Helena-West Helena: 134 violent and 253 property crimes reported for 2025; 222 arrests reported for 2025. The Helena-West Helena police department's page is at hwh.ar.gov/helena-ar-police-department, phone 870-572-3441 (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: Phillips County in 2025
The one agency in Phillips County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 134 violent and 253 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Helena-West Helena reported 222 arrests to the FBI for 2025, 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 Phillips County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Phillips 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 Phillips 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 Phillips 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 Phillips 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.