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.
Randolph County, Illinois, has about 30,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Randolph County depends on where the incident happened: the Randolph 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: Randolph County public records, Randolph County arrest records, Randolph County warrants, Randolph County inmate search, Randolph County criminal records, Illinois arrest records and Illinois inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Randolph 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 Randolph County that is the Randolph 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 Randolph County Sheriff's Office
The Randolph County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 5 violent and 6 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 18 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at randolphcountyil.gov/sheriff/current-inmate-listing (page title: Current Inmate Listing | Randolph County, Illinois), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Randolph County
The eight cities the FBI lists in Randolph County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Chester: 3 violent and 12 property crimes reported for 2025; 130 arrests reported for 2025.
- Sparta: 13 violent and 66 property crimes reported for 2025; 123 arrests reported for 2025.
- Red Bud: 0 violent and 6 property crimes reported for 2025; 0 arrests reported for 2025.
- Coulterville: 3 arrests reported for 2024.
- Prairie du Rocher: 1,152 arrests reported for 2025.
- Ellis Grove: 0 violent and 0 property crimes reported for 2025; 0 arrests reported for 2025.
- Baldwin: 1,152 arrests reported for 2025.
- Ruma: 0 violent and 0 property crimes reported for 2025; 8 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: Randolph County in 2025
The six agencies in Randolph County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 21 violent and 90 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the eight agencies in Randolph County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,583 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, (618) 826-5000, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Randolph County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Randolph 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 Randolph 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 Randolph 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 Randolph 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.