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.
Scott County, Iowa, has about 176,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Scott County depends on where the incident happened: the Scott 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: Scott County public records, Scott County arrest records, Scott County warrants, Scott County inmate search, Scott County criminal records, Iowa arrest records and Iowa inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Scott County
The report of an incident is released by the agency that took it; the court and the jail hold their own records of the same event, but not the report.
In Scott County that is the Scott 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 Durant Police Department is listed by the FBI across three counties including Scott County, so its arrests are not broken out for Scott County here.
Reports from the Scott County Sheriff's Office
The Scott County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 57 violent and 125 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 2,033 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 563-326-8625. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at scottcountyiowa.gov/sheriff/inmates (page title: Inmate Listing | Scott County Iowa), phone 563-326-8625, 400 W. 4th St. Davenport, IA 52801-1104, Monday to Friday: 8:00am - 4:30pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Scott County
The eight cities the FBI lists in Scott County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Davenport: 657 violent and 3,201 property crimes reported for 2025; 5,778 arrests reported for 2025. The Davenport police department's page is at davenportiowa.com/government/departments/police, phone 563-326-7979 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Bettendorf: 38 violent and 288 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,031 arrests reported for 2025.
- Eldridge: 4 violent and 20 property crimes reported for 2025; 158 arrests reported for 2025.
- Le Claire: 6 violent and 5 property crimes reported for 2025; 1 arrests reported for 2025.
- Blue Grass: 0 violent and 0 property crimes reported for 2025; 0 arrests reported for 2025.
- Walcott: 0 violent and 5 property crimes reported for 2025; 1 arrests reported for 2025.
- Buffalo: 0 violent and 0 property crimes reported for 2025; 1 arrests reported for 2025.
- Princeton: 0 violent and 0 property crimes reported for 2025; 0 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: Scott County in 2025
The nine agencies in Scott County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 762 violent and 3,644 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the nine agencies in Scott County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 9,003 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 scottcountyiowa.gov/secc/open-records-request (page title: SECC Open Records Request | Scott County Iowa).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the County Attorney, 563-326-8600, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Scott County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Scott 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 Scott 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 Scott County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 563-326-8625. 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 Scott 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.