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.
Prairie County, Arkansas, has about 7,900 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Prairie County depends on where the incident happened: the Prairie 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: Prairie County public records, Prairie County arrest records, Prairie County warrants, Prairie County criminal records, Prairie County court records, Arkansas arrest records and Arkansas inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Prairie 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 Prairie County that is the Prairie 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 Lower White River Museum State Park (state agency), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Prairie County Sheriff's Office
The Prairie County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it reported 80 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit.
Reports from the City Agencies in Prairie County
The three cities the FBI lists in Prairie County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Des Arc: 13 violent and 13 property crimes reported for 2025; 40 arrests reported for 2025.
- Hazen: 5 violent and 19 property crimes reported for 2025; 39 arrests reported for 2025.
- De Valls Bluff: 0 violent and 4 property crimes reported for 2025; 5 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: Prairie County in 2025
The three agencies in Prairie County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 18 violent and 36 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the four agencies in Prairie County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 164 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
What the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act Requires
Under the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act the agency must answer a request within 3 working days when the record is not immediately available, and it may charge the actual cost of copying. The request goes to the agency that holds the report, in writing, and does not have to say why the report is wanted.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Prairie County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Prairie 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 Prairie 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 Prairie 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 Prairie 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.