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 on September 24, 2026.
Pope County, Arkansas, has about 65,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Pope County depends on where the incident happened: the Pope 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: Pope County public records, Pope County arrest records, Pope County warrants, Pope County inmate search, Arkansas arrest records and Arkansas inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Pope County
A crime, incident or collision report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, and that agency releases it, not the court, the jail or the prosecutor.
In Pope County that is the Pope 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 Lake Dardanelle State Park (state agency), Arkansas Tech University (campus police) and the Pottsville School District (other agency), each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Pope County Sheriff's Office
The Pope County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 90 violent and 152 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 229 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at popecoso.org/inmates (page title: Inmates | Pope County Sheriff’s Office AR), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Pope County
The four cities the FBI lists in Pope County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Russellville: 136 violent and 423 property crimes reported for 2025; 585 arrests reported for 2025.
- Pottsville: 6 violent and 13 property crimes reported for 2025; 39 arrests reported for 2025.
- Atkins: 10 violent and 33 property crimes reported for 2025; 73 arrests reported for 2025.
- Dover: 2 violent and 8 property crimes reported for 2025; 9 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: Pope County in 2025
The five agencies in Pope County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 244 violent and 629 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the five agencies in Pope County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 935 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 Pope County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Pope 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 Pope 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 Pope 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 Pope 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.