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.
Cedar County, Missouri, has about 15,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Cedar County depends on where the incident happened: the Cedar 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 Cedar 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 Cedar County that is the Cedar 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 Cedar County Sheriff's Office
The Cedar County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 27 violent and 58 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 47 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 417.276.5133. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at cedarcountymo.gov/sheriff (page title: Sheriff | Cedar County Missouri), phone 417.276.5133, 202 South High Street Stockton, MO 65785, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Cedar County
The two cities the FBI lists in Cedar County with a reporting agency of their own:
- El Dorado Springs: 10 violent and 71 property crimes reported for 2025; 53 arrests reported for 2025.
- Stockton: 1 violent and 1 property crimes reported for 2025; 4 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: Cedar County in 2025
The three agencies in Cedar County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 38 violent and 130 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the three agencies in Cedar County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 104 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.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the Prosecuting Attorney, 417.276.6700, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Cedar County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Cedar 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 Cedar 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 Cedar County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 417.276.5133. Under the Missouri Sunshine Law the answer is due within 3 business days.
Is this the official Cedar 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.