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.
Ray County, Missouri, has about 23,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Ray County depends on where the incident happened: the Ray 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: Ray County public records, Ray County arrest records, Ray County warrants, Ray County criminal records, Ray County court records, Missouri arrest records and Missouri inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Ray 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 Ray County that is the Ray 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 Excelsior Springs Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Ray County, so its arrests are not broken out for Ray County here.
Reports from the Ray County Sheriff's Office
The Ray County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it reported 87 arrests for 2024.
Its reports come from its records unit.
Reports from the City Agencies in Ray County
The nine cities the FBI lists in Ray County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Richmond: 237 arrests reported for 2023. The Richmond police records page is at cityofrichmondmo.org/departments/police/obtaining-a-police-report (verified September 26, 2026).
- Lawson: 2 violent and 14 property crimes reported for 2025; 82 arrests reported for 2025.
- Wood Heights: 0 violent and 0 property crimes reported for 2025; 0 arrests reported for 2025.
- Orrick: 2 violent and 5 property crimes reported for 2025; 17 arrests reported for 2025.
- Hardin: 2 violent and 2 property crimes reported for 2025; 4 arrests reported for 2025.
- Crystal Lakes: 0 violent and 2 property crimes reported for 2025; 0 arrests reported for 2025.
- Henrietta: 0 violent and 0 property crimes reported for 2025.
- Camden: 0 violent and 0 property crimes reported for 2025; 0 arrests reported for 2025.
- Fleming: 0 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: Ray County in 2025
The seven agencies in Ray County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 6 violent and 23 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the six agencies in Ray County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 103 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Ray County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Ray 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 Ray 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 Ray 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 Ray 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.