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 23, 2026.
Boone County, Illinois, has about 53,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Boone County depends on where the incident happened: the Boone 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 Illinois 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: Boone County public records, Boone County arrest records, Boone County warrants, Boone County criminal records, Boone County court records, Illinois arrest records and Illinois inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Boone 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 Boone County that is the Boone 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 Cherry Valley Police Department and the Loves Park Police Department are each listed by the FBI across several counties including Boone County, so their arrests are not broken out for Boone County here.
Reports from the Boone County Sheriff's Office
The Boone County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 18 violent and 92 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 731 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit.
Reports from the City Agencies in Boone County
The one city the FBI lists in Boone County with a reporting agency of its own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Belvidere: 35 violent and 121 property crimes reported for 2025; 556 arrests reported for 2025. The Belvidere police records page is at belvidereil.gov/police/incident-reports, phone 815-544-3024 (verified September 25, 2026).
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: Boone County in 2025
The two agencies in Boone County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 53 violent and 213 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Boone County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,287 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
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 boonecountyil.nextrequest.com (page title: Boone County, IL Open Public RecordsNextRequest | Modern FOIA & Public Records Request Software).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the State's Attorney, 815.544.0868, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Boone County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Boone County Sheriff's Office for its own arrests, or the agency that reports for the city where it happened. Under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act the answer is due within 5 business days, with one 5-day extension.
How long does an agency in Boone County 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 Boone 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 Boone 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.