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.
DeKalb County, Missouri, has about 9,900 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from DeKalb County depends on where the incident happened: the DeKalb 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 DeKalb 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 DeKalb County that is the DeKalb 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.
The Cameron Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including DeKalb County, so its arrests are not broken out for DeKalb County here.
Reports from the DeKalb County Sheriff's Office
The DeKalb County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 8 violent and 22 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 18 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at dekalbsheriff.com (page title: DeKalb County Jail, IN Inmate Roster, Booking, Arrests, Warrants), a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 403), so open it in a browser.
Reports from the City Agencies in DeKalb County
The one city the FBI lists in DeKalb County with a reporting agency of its own:
- Stewartsville.
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: DeKalb County in 2025
The one agency in DeKalb County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 8 violent and 22 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
The DeKalb County Sheriff's Office reported 18 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 DeKalb County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the DeKalb 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 DeKalb 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 DeKalb 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 DeKalb 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.