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.
Barry County, Missouri, has about 36,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Barry County depends on where the incident happened: the Barry 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: Barry County public records, Barry County arrest records, Barry County property records, Missouri arrest records and Missouri inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Barry 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 Barry County that is the Barry 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 Barry County Sheriff's Office
The Barry County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 47 violent and 169 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 125 arrests for 2021.
Its reports come from its records unit.
Reports from the City Agencies in Barry County
The seven cities the FBI lists in Barry County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Monett: 10 violent and 146 property crimes reported for 2025; 456 arrests reported for 2025.
- Cassville: 2 violent and 83 property crimes reported for 2025; 267 arrests reported for 2023.
- Purdy: 27 arrests reported for 2019.
- Seligman: 33 arrests reported for 2024.
- Exeter: 0 violent and 0 property crimes reported for 2025; 0 arrests reported for 2025.
- Wheaton: 0 violent and 0 property crimes reported for 2025; 0 arrests reported for 2025.
- Washburn: 0 violent and 0 property crimes reported for 2025; 0 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: Barry County in 2025
The six agencies in Barry County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 59 violent and 398 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the five agencies in Barry County with all twelve months of 2023 on file reported 766 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Barry County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Barry 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 Barry 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 Barry 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 Barry 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.