Reviewed and updated October 4, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. Every office link on this page was opened and checked against the office's own website at review time.
Clinton is a city in Henry County, Missouri, with about 9,400 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its public records are split between the city and the county. The city keeps police reports, council records and its own licenses and permits; court cases, jail bookings, deeds and vital records are county or state records. This guide names the Clinton offices SearchSystems verified, links to each one's own website and gives the phone number and address where the office publishes them. SearchSystems verified 2 city office pages for Clinton, every one opened and checked.
In this guide: City or county, Police records, City Hall, Records requests and Questions.
City or county record: where Clinton records are kept
- Kept by the City of Clinton: police reports, council and board meeting records, ordinances and the city's own licenses and permits.
- Kept by Henry County or the state: court cases, jail bookings, deeds and property values and birth and death certificates. These are not city records; they are in the Henry County public records guide under court records, jail lookups, property records and vital records.
Clinton police reports and records
Incident reports, crash reports and the other records of the Clinton police are requested from the department's records unit, usually in writing or through an online form. Reports on open investigations and the names of victims and juveniles are usually withheld or redacted, and some states limit crash reports to the people involved and their insurers. The page below is the one SearchSystems verified for Clinton police records.
- Website: cityofclintonmo.gov/departments/police.php (page title: Welcome to Clinton, Missouri)
- Phone: 660-885-2679
- Address: 101 E. Ohio Street, Clinton, MO 64735
- Checked: September 26, 2026, the page answered.
Jail bookings and inmate lookups are usually handled by the county, not the city police. They are in the Henry County public records guide under jail and inmate lookups.
Clinton City Hall: departments, licenses and permits
Business licenses, building permits, code enforcement cases and the city's other records are kept by the department that issued them. The city's own website below lists its departments and how to reach them.
- Website: cityofclintonmo.gov/community/contact.php (page title: Welcome to Clinton, Missouri)
- Phone: 660-885-3114
- Address: 808 E. Augusta Street Clinton, MO 64735
- Hours: Monday - Friday, 8am to 5pm
- Checked: September 26, 2026, the page answered.
Public records requests to Clinton
Missouri public records law applies to the city government of Clinton. A record that is not posted online is requested from the office that holds it: the police records unit for police reports and the department that issued a permit or license for its records. A request that names a date, an address, or a report or case number is the easiest to answer.
Clinton Arrest Records
The Clinton arrest records guide covers the agency that reports Clinton's arrests to the FBI and the 282 arrests it reported for 2025. It also says where a person arrested in Clinton is held, how to find out about an arrest and how to get a copy of the report.
Clinton Records Guides
SearchSystems has eight more guides to Clinton, each written from the city's own offices and figures: Clinton warrants (who issues and serves them, where a person arrested on one is held, how to check for one), Clinton inmate search (the custody page of the Henry County Sheriff's Office, the jail numbers and who books people), Clinton criminal records (the court file, the Missouri criminal history and the local arrest records), Clinton court records (which court hears what, the case search and who keeps the files), Clinton police reports (which agency holds a report and what the Missouri Sunshine Law requires), Clinton DUI (the DWI law, the arrest, the court case and the license case), Clinton divorce records (which court holds the file and how a certified copy is had) and Clinton property records (deeds, assessed values, permits and evictions).
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official Clinton website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official Clinton offices listed above, and the city's own website is cityofclintonmo.gov; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
How do I get a police report in Clinton?
Request it from the Clinton police records unit at cityofclintonmo.gov/departments/police.php, phone 660-885-2679. Reports on open investigations and the names of victims and juveniles are usually withheld or redacted.
Where do I find court records or jail bookings for Clinton?
Clinton cases are heard by the courts that serve Henry County, and people arrested in Clinton are usually booked into the county jail. Both are covered in the Henry County public records guide on SearchSystems.
How do I request a public record from Clinton?
From the office that holds it: the police records unit for police reports and the department that issued a permit or license for its records. Missouri public records law applies to city governments.