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.
Daviess County, Missouri, has about 8,500 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Daviess County depends on where the incident happened: the Daviess 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 Daviess 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 Daviess County that is the Daviess 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 Daviess County Sheriff's Office
The Daviess County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 13 violent and 52 property crimes reported for 2024 and reported 59 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (660) 663-2031. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at daviesscountysheriff.com (page title: Daviess County Sheriff | Arrest and Inmate Search), phone (660) 663-2031, 102 North Main Street Gallatin, MO 64640, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 4, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Daviess County
The one city the FBI lists in Daviess County with a reporting agency of its own:
- Gallatin: 0 arrests reported for 2019.
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: Daviess County in 2024
The one agency in Daviess County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 13 violent and 52 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
The Daviess County Sheriff's Office reported 59 arrests to the FBI for 2025, 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Daviess County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Daviess 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 Daviess 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 Daviess County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (660) 663-2031. Under the Missouri Sunshine Law the answer is due within 3 business days.
Is this the official Daviess 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.