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 23, 2026 and September 26, 2026.
Edwardsville, Illinois, in Madison County, has about 27,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Edwardsville depends on where the incident happened. This guide names each agency, where its records page is and what the Illinois Freedom of Information Act requires of it.
This guide covers which agency, the city's records page, the sheriff's reports, what the law requires and common questions.
Related guides: Edwardsville public records, Madison County police reports, Edwardsville arrest records, Edwardsville warrants, Edwardsville inmate search, Edwardsville criminal records, Illinois arrest records and Illinois inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Edwardsville
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.
Inside Edwardsville that is the agency that reports to the FBI for the city (filed by the FBI as Edwardsville Police Department); outside it, the Madison County Sheriff's Office.
The FBI's list also carries Norfolk Southern Railway in Madison County and Terminal Railroad Association (other agency) and Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville (campus police), each with a records office of its own.
The Pierron Police Department and the Fairmont City Police Department are each listed by the FBI across several counties including Madison County, so their arrests are not broken out for Madison County here.
Reports from the Edwardsville Police
For Edwardsville, SearchSystems opened and checked the Edwardsville police department's page at cityofedwardsville.com/m/directory/department?did=7 (page title: Staff Directory, Police Department), phone 618-656-2131, 333 S. Main Street Edwardsville, IL 62025, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 26, 2026.
The agency that reports for Edwardsville had 11 violent and 155 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 383 arrests for 2025.
Reports from the Madison County Sheriff's Office
The Madison County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 77 violent and 662 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 1,121 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at sheriffrandytucker.com/madison-county-detention-center (page title: Madison County Detention Center | Madison County Sheriff's Department), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
What the Illinois Freedom of Information Act Requires
Under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act the agency must answer a request within 5 business days, with one 5-day extension, and it may charge copying only after the first 50 pages. 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 madisoncountyil.gov/departments/circuit_clerk/coppy_request.php (page title: Madison County Illinois Circuit Clerk Copy Requests).
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Edwardsville?
From the agency that took it. The Edwardsville police department's page is at cityofedwardsville.com, phone 618-656-2131; the sheriff's reports come from the Madison County Sheriff's Office.
How long does an agency in Edwardsville have to answer?
Under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act, within 5 business days, with one 5-day extension. It may charge copying only after the first 50 pages.
How do I get a report from the Madison County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit. Under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act the answer is due within 5 business days, with one 5-day extension.
Is this the official Edwardsville website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.