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 28, 2026.
Carroll County, Missouri, has about 8,400 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Carroll County depends on where the incident happened: the Carroll 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: Carroll County public records, Carroll County arrest records, Carroll County warrants, Carroll County criminal records, Carroll County court records, Missouri arrest records and Missouri inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Carroll 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 Carroll County that is the Carroll 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 Carroll County Sheriff's Office
The Carroll County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it reported 52 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 660-542-2200. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at carrollcountymo.gov/sheriff-department (page title: Sheriff Department | Carroll County Missouri Courthouse), phone 660-542-2200, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 28, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Carroll County
The one city the FBI lists in Carroll County with a reporting agency of its own:
- Carrollton: 8 violent and 26 property crimes reported for 2024; 29 arrests reported for 2024.
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: Carroll County in 2024
The one agency in Carroll County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 8 violent and 26 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Carrollton reported 29 arrests to the FBI for 2024, 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, 660-542-0615, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Carroll County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Carroll 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 Carroll 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 Carroll County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 660-542-2200. Under the Missouri Sunshine Law the answer is due within 3 business days.
Is this the official Carroll 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.