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 4, 2026.
Moultrie County, Illinois, has about 14,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Moultrie County depends on where the incident happened: the Moultrie 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 Moultrie 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 Moultrie County that is the Moultrie 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 Arthur Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Moultrie County, so its arrests are not broken out for Moultrie County here.
Reports from the Moultrie County Sheriff's Office
The Moultrie County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 4 violent and 5 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 45 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at moultriecountyil.gov/departments/sheriff/jail/index.php (page title: Moultrie County, IL), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 4, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Moultrie County
The three cities the FBI lists in Moultrie County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Sullivan: 4 violent and 1 property crimes reported for 2025; 114 arrests reported for 2025.
- Bethany: 0 violent and 2 property crimes reported for 2025; 2 arrests reported for 2025.
- Lovington: 3 violent and 7 property crimes reported for 2025; 3 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: Moultrie County in 2025
The four agencies in Moultrie County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 11 violent and 15 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the four agencies in Moultrie County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 164 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 handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Moultrie County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Moultrie 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 Moultrie 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 Moultrie 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 Moultrie 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.