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.
Audrain County, Missouri, has about 24,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Audrain County depends on where the incident happened: the Audrain 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.
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Which Agency Holds a Report from Audrain 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 Audrain County that is the Audrain 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 Audrain County Sheriff's Office
The Audrain County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 17 violent and 49 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 157 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at audrainsheriff.com/inmate-lookup (page title: Current Inmate Lookup | Audrain County Sheriff), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Audrain County
The four cities the FBI lists in Audrain County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Mexico: 32 violent and 233 property crimes reported for 2025; 645 arrests reported for 2025. The Mexico police department's page is at mexicomissouri.net/113/Public-Safety, phone 573-473-5800 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Laddonia.
- Martinsburg: 0 violent and 0 property crimes reported for 2025; 0 arrests reported for 2025.
- Farber: 0 arrests reported for 2021.
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: Audrain County in 2025
The three agencies in Audrain County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 49 violent and 282 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the three agencies in Audrain County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 802 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
What the Missouri Sunshine Law Requires
The Missouri Sunshine Law sets the rules: an answer within 3 business days, at a charge of research time and copying, from the agency that holds the report.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the Prosecuting Attorney, 573-473-5860, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Audrain County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Audrain 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 Audrain 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 Audrain County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit. Under the Missouri Sunshine Law the answer is due within 3 business days.
Is this the official Audrain 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.