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 1, 2026.
Marion County, Illinois, has about 36,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Marion County depends on where the incident happened: the Marion 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: Marion County public records, Marion County arrest records, Marion County warrants, Marion County inmate search, Marion County criminal records, Illinois arrest records and Illinois inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Marion 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 Marion County that is the Marion 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 Wamac Police Department is listed by the FBI across three counties including Marion County, so its arrests are not broken out for Marion County here.
Reports from the Marion County Sheriff's Office
The Marion County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 26 violent and 99 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 126 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at inmateinfo.indy.gov/IML (page title: Inmate Lookup Tool), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 1, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Marion County
The six cities the FBI lists in Marion County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Centralia: 108 violent and 381 property crimes reported for 2025; 860 arrests reported for 2025.
- Salem: 22 violent and 135 property crimes reported for 2025; 173 arrests reported for 2025.
- Sandoval: 15 arrests reported for 2023.
- Central City: 1,152 arrests reported for 2025.
- Patoka: 0 violent and 0 property crimes reported for 2025; 2 arrests reported for 2025.
- Iuka: 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: Marion County in 2025
The five agencies in Marion County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 156 violent and 615 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the six agencies in Marion County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,313 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.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the State's Attorney, (618) 548-3860, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Marion County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Marion 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 Marion 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 Marion 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 Marion 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.