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 October 2, 2026.
Macoupin County, Illinois, has about 44,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Macoupin County depends on where the incident happened: the Macoupin 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.
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Which Agency Holds a Report from Macoupin 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 Macoupin County that is the Macoupin 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.
Reports from the Macoupin County Sheriff's Office
The Macoupin County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 10 violent and 60 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 32 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 866-340-7879. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at macoupincountyil.gov/ova_sev/county-sheriff (page title: County Sheriff | Macoupin County), phone 866-340-7879, a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 403), so open it in a browser.
Reports from the City Agencies in Macoupin County
The nine cities the FBI lists in Macoupin County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Carlinville: 30 violent and 124 property crimes reported for 2025; 27 arrests reported for 2025.
- Staunton.
- Virden: 8 violent and 41 property crimes reported for 2025; 9 arrests reported for 2025.
- Gillespie: 0 arrests reported for 2019.
- Brighton: 0 violent and 0 property crimes reported for 2025; 7 arrests reported for 2025.
- Mount Olive: 0 arrests reported for 2019.
- Girard: 1,152 arrests reported for 2025.
- Bunker Hill: 0 arrests reported for 2019.
- Palmyra: 1,152 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: Macoupin County in 2025
The four agencies in Macoupin County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 48 violent and 225 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the six agencies in Macoupin County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,379 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Macoupin County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Macoupin 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 Macoupin 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 Macoupin County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 866-340-7879. Under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act the answer is due within 5 business days, with one 5-day extension.
Is this the official Macoupin 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.