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.
Muscatine County, Iowa, has about 42,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Muscatine County depends on where the incident happened: the Muscatine 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 Iowa Open Records Law (Chapter 22) 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: Muscatine County public records, Muscatine County arrest records, Muscatine County warrants, Muscatine County inmate search, Muscatine County criminal records, Iowa arrest records and Iowa inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Muscatine 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 Muscatine County that is the Muscatine 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 Blue Grass Police Department and the Durant Police Department are each listed by the FBI across several counties including Muscatine County, so their arrests are not broken out for Muscatine County here.
Reports from the Muscatine County Sheriff's Office
The Muscatine County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 23 violent and 22 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 344 arrests for 2024.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 563-264-0188. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at muscatinecountyiowa.gov/sheriff (page title: Sheriff’s Office | Departments | Muscatine County, IA), phone 563-264-0188, 3600 Park Ave. W Muscatine, IA 52761, Monday - Friday 8:00 am - 4:00 pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Muscatine County
The three cities the FBI lists in Muscatine County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Muscatine: 43 violent and 217 property crimes reported for 2025; 978 arrests reported for 2025.
- West Liberty: 8 violent and 12 property crimes reported for 2025; 44 arrests reported for 2025.
- Wilton: 52 arrests reported for 2024.
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: Muscatine County in 2025
The three agencies in Muscatine County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 74 violent and 251 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the four agencies in Muscatine County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 1,627 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
What the Iowa Open Records Law (Chapter 22) Requires
Under the Iowa Open Records Law (Chapter 22) the agency must answer a request without delay; the law sets no fixed number of days, and a delay past 20 days must be justified, and it may charge the actual cost of copying and retrieval. 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 muscatineiowa.gov/1241/Record-Requests (page title: Record Requests | Muscatine, IA).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the County Attorney, 563-263-0382, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Muscatine County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Muscatine County Sheriff's Office for its own arrests, or the agency that reports for the city where it happened. Under the Iowa Open Records Law (Chapter 22) the answer is due without delay; the law sets no fixed number of days, and a delay past 20 days must be justified.
How long does an agency in Muscatine County have to answer?
Under the Iowa Open Records Law (Chapter 22), without delay; the law sets no fixed number of days, and a delay past 20 days must be justified. It may charge the actual cost of copying and retrieval.
How do I get a report from the Muscatine County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 563-264-0188. Under the Iowa Open Records Law (Chapter 22) the answer is due without delay; the law sets no fixed number of days, and a delay past 20 days must be justified.
Is this the official Muscatine 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.