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 September 30, 2026.
Saline County, Illinois, has about 23,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Saline County depends on where the incident happened: the Saline 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: Saline County public records, Saline County arrest records, Saline County warrants, Saline County criminal records, Saline County court records, Illinois arrest records and Illinois inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Saline 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 Saline County that is the Saline 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 Saline County Sheriff's Office
The Saline County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 4 violent and 46 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 65 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit.
Reports from the City Agencies in Saline County
The three cities the FBI lists in Saline County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Harrisburg: 8 violent and 56 property crimes reported for 2025; 126 arrests reported for 2025.
- Eldorado: 27 violent and 61 property crimes reported for 2025; 60 arrests reported for 2025.
- Carrier Mills: 1 violent and 9 property crimes reported for 2025; 51 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: Saline County in 2025
The four agencies in Saline County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 40 violent and 172 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the four agencies in Saline County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 302 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, 618-253-7169, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Saline County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Saline 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 Saline 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 Saline 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 Saline 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.