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 4, 2026.
Washington County, Arkansas, has about 266,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Washington County depends on where the incident happened: the Washington 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: Washington County public records, Washington County arrest records, Washington County warrants, Washington County inmate search, Washington County criminal records, Arkansas arrest records and Arkansas inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Washington 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 Washington County that is the Washington 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 University of Arkansas at Fayetteville (campus police) and the State Park at Prairie Grove Battlefield State Park and the State Park at Devil's Den State Park (state agency), each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Washington County Sheriff's Office
The Washington County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 128 violent and 284 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 625 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (479) 444-5700. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at washingtoncountyar.gov/government/departments-f-z/sheriff (page title: Sheriff | Washington County, AR), phone (479) 444-5700, 1155 W. Clydesdale Drive Fayetteville, AR 72701, Monday - Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 4, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Washington County
The 11 cities the FBI lists in Washington County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Fayetteville: 470 violent and 2,012 property crimes reported for 2025; 2,757 arrests reported for 2025.
- Springdale: 490 violent and 1,262 property crimes reported for 2025; 3,520 arrests reported for 2025.
- Farmington: 14 violent and 42 property crimes reported for 2025; 630 arrests reported for 2025.
- Prairie Grove: 196 arrests reported for 2025.
- Tontitown: 9 violent and 68 property crimes reported for 2025; 334 arrests reported for 2025.
- Elkins: 16 violent and 26 property crimes reported for 2025; 68 arrests reported for 2025.
- Johnson: 11 violent and 56 property crimes reported for 2025; 577 arrests reported for 2025.
- Goshen: 0 violent and 2 property crimes reported for 2025; 49 arrests reported for 2025.
- Lincoln: 9 violent and 25 property crimes reported for 2025; 124 arrests reported for 2025.
- West Fork: 2 violent and 15 property crimes reported for 2025; 57 arrests reported for 2025.
- Greenland: 6 violent and 6 property crimes reported for 2025; 11 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: Washington County in 2025
The 11 agencies in Washington County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,155 violent and 3,798 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the 12 agencies in Washington County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 8,948 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.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the Prosecuting Attorney, (479) 444-1570, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Washington County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Washington 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 Washington 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 Washington County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (479) 444-5700. 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 Washington 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.