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 2, 2026.
Hickory County, Missouri, has about 8,800 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Hickory County depends on where the incident happened: the Hickory 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, cities, how many reports, what the law requires and common questions.
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Which Agency Holds a Report from Hickory 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 Hickory County that is the Hickory 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 Hickory County Sheriff's Office
The Hickory County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 3 violent and 57 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 70 arrests for 2022.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 417-745-6415. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at hickorycomo.net/sheriff (page title: Sheriff | Hickory County, Missouri), phone 417-745-6415, 18682, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Cities in Hickory County
The FBI lists no city in Hickory County with a reporting agency of its own.
The cities and towns in the county are Hermitage, Weaubleau, Wheatland, Preston and Cross Timbers.
How Many Reports: Hickory County in 2025
The one agency in Hickory County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 3 violent and 57 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
The Hickory County Sheriff's Office reported 70 arrests to the FBI for 2022, 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, (417) 745-6413, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Hickory County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Hickory 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 Hickory 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 Hickory County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 417-745-6415. Under the Missouri Sunshine Law the answer is due within 3 business days.
Is this the official Hickory 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.