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.
Pemiscot County, Missouri, has about 14,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Pemiscot County depends on where the incident happened: the Pemiscot 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 Pemiscot 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 Pemiscot County that is the Pemiscot 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 Pemiscot County Sheriff's Office
The Pemiscot County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 20 violent and 47 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 50 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (573) 333-4101. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at pemiscotcounty.org/sheriff.php (page title: Pemiscot County Government | Caruthersville, MO), phone (573) 333-4101, 800 Ward Avenue Caruthersville, MO 63830, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Pemiscot County
The four cities the FBI lists in Pemiscot County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Caruthersville: 45 violent and 100 property crimes reported for 2025; 431 arrests reported for 2025.
- Hayti: 31 violent and 45 property crimes reported for 2025; 221 arrests reported for 2020.
- Steele: 2 violent and 30 property crimes reported for 2025; 40 arrests reported for 2025.
- Cooter.
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: Pemiscot County in 2025
The four agencies in Pemiscot County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 98 violent and 222 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the three agencies in Pemiscot County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 521 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.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the Prosecuting Attorney, 573-333-2738, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Pemiscot County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Pemiscot 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 Pemiscot 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 Pemiscot County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (573) 333-4101. Under the Missouri Sunshine Law the answer is due within 3 business days.
Is this the official Pemiscot 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.