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 4, 2026.
Adair County, Missouri, has about 26,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Adair County depends on where the incident happened: the Adair 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 Missouri Sunshine Law 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: Adair County public records, Adair County arrest records, Adair County warrants, Adair County inmate search, Adair County criminal records, Missouri arrest records and Missouri inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Adair 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 Adair County that is the Adair 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.
The FBI's list also carries Truman State University (campus police), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Adair County Sheriff's Office
The Adair County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 4 violent and 16 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 2 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (660) 665-4644. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at adaircountymissouri.com/departments/sheriff (page title: Sheriff | Adair County Missouri Government), phone (660) 665-4644, 215 N. Franklin St Kirksville, MO 63501, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 4, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Adair County
The one city the FBI lists in Adair County with a reporting agency of its own:
- Kirksville: 59 violent and 319 property crimes reported for 2025; 200 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: Adair County in 2025
The two agencies in Adair County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 63 violent and 335 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Adair County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 202 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
What the Missouri Sunshine Law Requires
Under the Missouri Sunshine Law the agency must answer a request within 3 business days, and it may charge research time and copying. The request goes to the agency that holds the report, in writing, and does not have to say why the report is wanted.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at adaircountymissouri.com/departments/sheriff/public-records-request (page title: Public Records Request | Adair County Missouri Government).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the Prosecuting Attorney, (660) 627-3625, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Adair County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Adair County Sheriff's Office for its own arrests, or the agency that reports for the city where it happened. Under the Missouri Sunshine Law the answer is due within 3 business days.
How long does an agency in Adair County have to answer?
Under the Missouri Sunshine Law, within 3 business days. It may charge research time and copying.
How do I get a report from the Adair County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (660) 665-4644. Under the Missouri Sunshine Law the answer is due within 3 business days.
Is this the official Adair 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.