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 9, 2026.
Pike 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 Pike County depends on where the incident happened: the Pike 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 Pike 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 Pike County that is the Pike 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 Pike County Sheriff's Office
The Pike County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 4 violent and 30 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 56 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 217-285-1500. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at pikecountyil.org/pike-county-sheriff (page title: Pike County Illinois Pike County Sheriff | Pike County Illinois), phone 217-285-1500, 204 E. Adams St. Pittsfield, IL 62363, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 9, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Pike County
The one city the FBI lists in Pike County with a reporting agency of its own:
- Pittsfield: 11 violent and 59 property crimes reported for 2025; 56 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: Pike County in 2025
The two agencies in Pike County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 15 violent and 89 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Pike County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 112 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, 217-285-5646, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Pike County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Pike 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 Pike 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 Pike County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 217-285-1500. Under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act the answer is due within 5 business days, with one 5-day extension.
Is this the official Pike 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.