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.
Piatt County, Illinois, has about 17,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Piatt County depends on where the incident happened: the Piatt 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: Piatt County public records, Piatt County arrest records, Piatt County warrants, Piatt County criminal records, Piatt County court records, Illinois arrest records and Illinois inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Piatt 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 Piatt County that is the Piatt 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 Piatt County Sheriff's Office
The Piatt County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 24 violent and 44 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 116 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit.
Reports from the City Agencies in Piatt County
The four cities the FBI lists in Piatt County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Monticello: 0 violent and 14 property crimes reported for 2025; 26 arrests reported for 2025.
- Bement: 1 violent and 3 property crimes reported for 2025; 3 arrests reported for 2025.
- Atwood: 0 violent and 5 property crimes reported for 2025; 21 arrests reported for 2025.
- Mansfield.
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: Piatt County in 2025
The four agencies in Piatt County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 25 violent and 66 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the four agencies in Piatt County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 166 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, 217-762-2574, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Piatt County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Piatt 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 Piatt 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 Piatt 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 Piatt 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.