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.
Lawrence County, Missouri, has about 39,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Lawrence County depends on where the incident happened: the Lawrence 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: Lawrence County public records, Lawrence County arrest records, Lawrence County warrants, Lawrence County criminal records, Lawrence County court records, Missouri arrest records and Missouri inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Lawrence 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 Lawrence County that is the Lawrence 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 Monett Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Lawrence County, so its arrests are not broken out for Lawrence County here.
Reports from the Lawrence County Sheriff's Office
The Lawrence County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 42 violent and 167 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 146 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit.
Reports from the City Agencies in Lawrence County
The five cities the FBI lists in Lawrence County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Aurora: 213 arrests reported for 2023.
- Mount Vernon: 13 arrests reported for 2025.
- Marionville: 4 violent and 9 property crimes reported for 2025; 13 arrests reported for 2025.
- Pierce City: 0 violent and 0 property crimes reported for 2025; 0 arrests reported for 2025.
- Verona: 13 arrests reported for 2020.
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: Lawrence County in 2025
The three agencies in Lawrence County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 46 violent and 176 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the four agencies in Lawrence County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 172 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 Lawrence County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Lawrence 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 Lawrence 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 Lawrence 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 Lawrence 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.