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.
Peoria County, Illinois, has about 180,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Peoria County depends on where the incident happened: the Peoria 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: Peoria County public records, Peoria County arrest records, Peoria County warrants, Peoria County inmate search, Peoria County property records, Illinois arrest records and Illinois inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Peoria 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 Peoria County that is the Peoria 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 FBI's list also carries the Peoria Park District (other agency) and Bradley University (campus police), each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Peoria County Sheriff's Office
The Peoria County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 116 violent and 422 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 981 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at peoriacounty.gov/566/Corrections (page title: Corrections | Peoria County, IL), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Peoria County
The six cities the FBI lists in Peoria County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Peoria: 1,399 violent and 4,432 property crimes reported for 2025; 5,446 arrests reported for 2025.
- Chillicothe: 16 violent and 109 property crimes reported for 2025; 256 arrests reported for 2025.
- Bartonville: 25 violent and 94 property crimes reported for 2025; 279 arrests reported for 2025.
- Peoria Heights: 533 arrests reported for 2024.
- Elmwood: 0 arrests reported for 2020.
- Glasford: 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: Peoria County in 2025
The four agencies in Peoria County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,556 violent and 5,057 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the four agencies in Peoria County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 6,962 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.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at peoriacounty.gov/789/FOIA-Request (page title: FOIA Request | Peoria County, IL).
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 Peoria County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Peoria 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 Peoria 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 Peoria 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 Peoria 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.