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.
Ralls County, Missouri, has about 10,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Ralls County depends on where the incident happened: the Ralls 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: Ralls County public records, Ralls County arrest records, Ralls County warrants, Ralls County inmate search, Ralls County criminal records, Missouri arrest records and Missouri inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Ralls 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 Ralls County that is the Ralls 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 Hannibal Police Department and the Monroe City Police Department are each listed by the FBI across several counties including Ralls County, so their arrests are not broken out for Ralls County here.
Reports from the Ralls County Sheriff's Office
The Ralls County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 1 violent and 37 property crimes reported for 2024 and reported 26 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 573-985-5611. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at rallscountymo.gov/sheriff (page title: Sheriff | Ralls County Missouri), phone 573-985-5611, 209 E. 4th Street New London, MO 63459, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Ralls County
The three cities the FBI lists in Ralls County with a reporting agency of their own:
- New London: 33 arrests reported for 2020.
- Perry: 0 violent and 4 property crimes reported for 2024; 1 arrests reported for 2024.
- Center: 0 violent and 0 property crimes reported for 2024; 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: Ralls County in 2024
The three agencies in Ralls County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 1 violent and 41 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the three agencies in Ralls County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 30 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.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at rallscountymo.gov/sunshine-request (page title: Sunshine Request | Ralls County Missouri).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the Prosecuting Attorney, 573-985-5681, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Ralls County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Ralls 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 Ralls 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 Ralls County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 573-985-5611. Under the Missouri Sunshine Law the answer is due within 3 business days.
Is this the official Ralls 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.