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.
Morgan County, Illinois, has about 33,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Morgan County depends on where the incident happened: the Morgan 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: Morgan County public records, Morgan County arrest records, Morgan County warrants, Morgan County inmate search, Morgan County criminal records, Illinois arrest records and Illinois inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Morgan 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 Morgan County that is the Morgan 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 Morgan County Sheriff's Office
The Morgan County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 2 violent and 29 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 56 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (217) 753-2372. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at ilsheriff.org/county/morgan (page title: Morgan County | Illinois Sheriffs' Association), phone (217) 753-2372, 300 West Court, Jacksonville, IL 62650, a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 403), so open it in a browser.
Reports from the City Agencies in Morgan County
The five cities the FBI lists in Morgan County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Jacksonville: 35 violent and 316 property crimes reported for 2025; 500 arrests reported for 2025. The Jacksonville police department's page is at police.jacksonvilleil.gov/forms/index.php (verified September 25, 2026).
- South Jacksonville: 0 violent and 11 property crimes reported for 2025; 50 arrests reported for 2025.
- Waverly: 0 arrests reported for 2019.
- Meredosia: 1,152 arrests reported for 2025.
- Murrayville: 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: Morgan County in 2025
The three agencies in Morgan County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 37 violent and 356 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the five agencies in Morgan County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,910 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.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at morgancounty-il.com/wp/open-government/public-records (page title: Public Records | FOIA | Morgan County, IL).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the State's Attorney, (217) 243-5469, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Morgan County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Morgan 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 Morgan 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 Morgan County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (217) 753-2372. Under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act the answer is due within 5 business days, with one 5-day extension.
Is this the official Morgan 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.