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.
Mason County, Illinois, has about 13,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Mason County depends on where the incident happened: the Mason 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: Mason County public records, Mason County arrest records, Mason County warrants, Mason County criminal records, Mason County court records, Illinois arrest records and Illinois inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Mason 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 Mason County that is the Mason 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 Mason County Sheriff's Office
The Mason County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 4 violent and 2 property crimes reported for 2024 and reported 64 arrests for 2024.
Its reports come from its records unit.
Reports from the City Agencies in Mason County
The six cities the FBI lists in Mason County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Havana: 21 violent and 34 property crimes reported for 2024; 40 arrests reported for 2025.
- Mason City: 1 violent and 11 property crimes reported for 2024; 20 arrests reported for 2024.
- Manito: 1 violent and 3 property crimes reported for 2024; 48 arrests reported for 2025.
- San Jose: 0 arrests reported for 2022.
- Easton: 1,152 arrests reported for 2025.
- Forest City: 0 arrests reported for 2019.
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: Mason County in 2024
The four agencies in Mason County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 27 violent and 50 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the three agencies in Mason County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,240 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Mason County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Mason 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 Mason 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 Mason 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 Mason 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.