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.
Jackson County, Missouri, has about 727,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Jackson County depends on where the incident happened: the Jackson 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 Jackson 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 Jackson County that is the Jackson 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 FBI's agency list also places two campus police departments and three other agencies in Jackson County, each with a records office of its own.
The Pleasant Hill Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Jackson County, so its arrests are not broken out for Jackson County here.
Reports from the Jackson County Sheriff's Office
The Jackson County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 76 violent and 294 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 825 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 877-654-8463. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at jacksoncountyso.com/inmate-search (page title: Inmate Search | Jackson County Sheriff's Office), phone 877-654-8463, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Jackson County
The 14 cities the FBI lists in Jackson County with a reporting agency of their own, the largest twelve first, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Kansas City: 7,126 violent and 20,674 property crimes reported for 2025; 10,022 arrests reported for 2025.
- Independence: 679 violent and 3,648 property crimes reported for 2025; 4,214 arrests reported for 2025.
- Lee's Summit: 120 violent and 2,103 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,409 arrests reported for 2025. The Lee's Summit police records page is at cityofls.net/police-department/public-information/police-reports-re..., phone 816.969.1715 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Blue Springs: 141 violent and 1,062 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,493 arrests reported for 2025.
- Raytown: 193 violent and 813 property crimes reported for 2025; 455 arrests reported for 2025. The Raytown police records page is at raytownpolice.org/divisions/support/records.php, phone 816-737-6016 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Grandview: 632 arrests reported for 2024.
- Grain Valley: 16 violent and 136 property crimes reported for 2025; 155 arrests reported for 2025. The Grain Valley police department's page is at cityofgrainvalley.org/police/crime_prevention_programs, phone (816) 847-6250 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Oak Grove: 8 violent and 150 property crimes reported for 2025; 227 arrests reported for 2025. The Oak Grove police records page is at cityofoakgrove.com/221/Police-Report-Request, phone 816-795-1960 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Greenwood: 5 violent and 10 property crimes reported for 2025; 67 arrests reported for 2025.
- Sugar Creek: 12 violent and 84 property crimes reported for 2025; 402 arrests reported for 2025.
- Buckner: 8 violent and 31 property crimes reported for 2025; 157 arrests reported for 2025.
- Lake Lotawana: 8 violent and 11 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.
The rest: Lone Jack and Lake Tapawingo.
How Many Reports: Jackson County in 2025
The 14 agencies in Jackson County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 8,395 violent and 29,036 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the 14 agencies in Jackson County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 19,456 arrests to the FBI that year, 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, (816) 881-3555, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Jackson County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Jackson 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 Jackson 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 Jackson County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 877-654-8463. Under the Missouri Sunshine Law the answer is due within 3 business days.
Is this the official Jackson 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.