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.
Franklin County, Missouri, has about 107,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Franklin County depends on where the incident happened: the Franklin 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: Franklin County public records, Franklin County arrest records, Franklin County warrants, Franklin County inmate search, Franklin County criminal records, Missouri arrest records and Missouri inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Franklin 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 Franklin County that is the Franklin 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 Franklin County Sheriff's Office
The Franklin County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it reported 63 arrests for 2022.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 636-582-8600. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at franklinmo.gov/218/Sheriff (page title: Sheriff | Franklin County, MO), phone 636-582-8600, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 4, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Franklin County
The nine cities the FBI lists in Franklin County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Washington: 46 violent and 201 property crimes reported for 2025; 256 arrests reported for 2025.
- Union: 174 arrests reported for 2024. The Union police department's page is at unionmissouri.gov/government/departments/police_department/index.php, phone 636-583-3700 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Pacific: 21 violent and 77 property crimes reported for 2025; 197 arrests reported for 2025. The Pacific police department's page is at pacificmo.gov/152/Police, phone 636-257-2424 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Sullivan: 32 violent and 285 property crimes reported for 2025; 543 arrests reported for 2025. The Sullivan police department's page is at sullivan.mo.us/departments/police/administration/index.php (verified September 26, 2026).
- St. Clair: 20 violent and 94 property crimes reported for 2025; 164 arrests reported for 2024.
- New Haven: 1 violent and 11 property crimes reported for 2025; 38 arrests reported for 2025.
- Gerald: 1 violent and 0 property crimes reported for 2025; 1 arrests reported for 2025.
- Oak Grove Village: 1,177 arrests reported for 2025.
- Berger.
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: Franklin County in 2025
The six agencies in Franklin County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 121 violent and 668 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the six agencies in Franklin County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,212 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Franklin County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Franklin 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 Franklin 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 Franklin County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 636-582-8600. Under the Missouri Sunshine Law the answer is due within 3 business days.
Is this the official Franklin 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.