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.
Phelps County, Missouri, has about 46,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Phelps County depends on where the incident happened: the Phelps 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 Phelps 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 Phelps County that is the Phelps 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 list also carries Missouri University of Science and Technology (campus police), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Phelps County Sheriff's Office
The Phelps County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 33 violent and 123 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 241 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at phelpscountysheriff.com/corrections (page title: Corrections | Phelps County Sheriff's Department), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Phelps County
The five cities the FBI lists in Phelps County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Rolla: 78 violent and 464 property crimes reported for 2025; 881 arrests reported for 2025. The Rolla police records page is at rollacity.gov/departments/police/report_requests_payments_(in_progr..., phone (573) 426-6948 (verified September 25, 2026).
- St. James: 7 violent and 79 property crimes reported for 2025; 96 arrests reported for 2025.
- Doolittle: 0 violent and 0 property crimes reported for 2025; 0 arrests reported for 2025.
- Newburg: 0 arrests reported for 2022.
- Edgar Springs: 0 violent and 0 property crimes reported for 2025; 0 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.
How Many Reports: Phelps County in 2025
The five agencies in Phelps County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 118 violent and 666 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the five agencies in Phelps County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,218 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 Phelps County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Phelps 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 Phelps 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 Phelps 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 Phelps 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.