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.
Stone County, Missouri, has about 33,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Stone County depends on where the incident happened: the Stone 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: Stone County public records, Stone County arrest records, Stone County warrants, Stone County criminal records, Stone County court records, Missouri arrest records and Missouri inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Stone 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 Stone County that is the Stone 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 Stone County Sheriff's Office
The Stone County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 62 violent and 214 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 148 arrests for 2024.
Its reports come from its records unit.
Reports from the City Agencies in Stone County
The six cities the FBI lists in Stone County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Kimberling City: 0 violent and 3 property crimes reported for 2025; 95 arrests reported for 2020.
- Crane: 5 violent and 10 property crimes reported for 2025; 11 arrests reported for 2025.
- Reeds Spring: 0 violent and 1 property crimes reported for 2025; 0 arrests reported for 2025.
- Indian Point: 0 violent and 4 property crimes reported for 2025; 0 arrests reported for 2025.
- Branson West: 1 violent and 85 property crimes reported for 2025; 130 arrests reported for 2025.
- Galena: 0 violent and 3 property crimes reported for 2025; 8 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: Stone County in 2025
The seven agencies in Stone County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 68 violent and 320 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the five agencies in Stone County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 149 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 Stone County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Stone 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 Stone 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 Stone 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 Stone 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.