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 30, 2026.
Macon County, Illinois, has about 101,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Macon County depends on where the incident happened: the Macon 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: Macon County public records, Macon County arrest records, Macon County warrants, Macon County inmate search, Macon County criminal records, Illinois arrest records and Illinois inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Macon 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 Macon County that is the Macon 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 agency list also places two other agencies and two campus police departments in Macon County, each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Macon County Sheriff's Office
The Macon County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 20 violent and 324 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 681 arrests for 2024.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at sheriff-macon-il.us/corrections (page title: Corrections | Macon County Sheriff), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Macon County
The five cities the FBI lists in Macon County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Decatur: 465 violent and 1,788 property crimes reported for 2025; 4,029 arrests reported for 2025.
- Mount Zion: 0 violent and 24 property crimes reported for 2025; 124 arrests reported for 2025.
- Maroa.
- Blue Mound: 0 violent and 0 property crimes reported for 2025; 0 arrests reported for 2025.
- Warrensburg: 0 arrests reported for 2020.
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: Macon County in 2025
The four agencies in Macon County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 485 violent and 2,136 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the three agencies in Macon County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 4,153 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
What the Illinois Freedom of Information Act Requires
The Illinois Freedom of Information Act sets the rules: an answer within 5 business days, with one 5-day extension, at a charge of copying only after the first 50 pages, from the agency that holds the report.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the State's Attorney, (217) 624-4312, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Macon County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Macon 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 Macon 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 Macon 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 Macon 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.