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.
Saline County, Arkansas, has about 131,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Saline County depends on where the incident happened: the Saline 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: Saline County public records, Saline County arrest records, Saline County warrants, Saline County inmate search, Saline County criminal records, Arkansas arrest records and Arkansas inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Saline 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 Saline County that is the Saline 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 Hot Springs Village Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Saline County, so its arrests are not broken out for Saline County here.
Reports from the Saline County Sheriff's Office
The Saline County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 163 violent and 361 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 606 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at salinecounty.org/government/sheriff_s_office/inmate_roster.php (page title: Saline County, AR), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Saline County
The five cities the FBI lists in Saline County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Benton: 173 violent and 728 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,485 arrests reported for 2025.
- Bryant: 31 violent and 397 property crimes reported for 2025; 448 arrests reported for 2025. The Bryant police records page is at bryantar.gov/pages/departments/police/records.php, phone (501) 943-0943 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Shannon Hills: 16 violent and 29 property crimes reported for 2025; 37 arrests reported for 2025.
- Haskell: 33 arrests reported for 2024.
- Alexander: 38 violent and 39 property crimes reported for 2025; 139 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: Saline County in 2025
The five agencies in Saline County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 421 violent and 1,554 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the five agencies in Saline County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,715 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.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at salinecounty.org/government/sheriff_s_office/more_info/submit_a_foi... (page title: Submit a FOIA (Freedom Of Information Act) Request).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the Prosecuting Attorney, (501) 315-7767, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Saline County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Saline 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 Saline 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 Saline 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 Saline 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.