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 30, 2026 and October 2, 2026.
Worth County, Missouri, has about 1,900 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Worth County depends on where the incident happened: the Worth 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, cities, how many reports, what the law requires and common questions.
Related guides: Worth County public records, Worth County arrest records, Worth County warrants, Worth County criminal records, Worth County court records, Missouri arrest records and Missouri inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Worth 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 Worth County that is the Worth 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 Worth County Sheriff's Office
The Worth County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 0 violent and 4 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 9 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at worthcountysheriff.com/inmate-database-lookup (page title: Inmate Database Lookup | Worth County Sheriff), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
Cities in Worth County
The FBI lists no city in Worth County with a reporting agency of its own.
The cities and towns in the county are Grant City, Sheridan, Worth, Allendale, Denver and Irena.
How Many Reports: Worth County in 2025
The one agency in Worth County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 0 violent and 4 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
The Worth County Sheriff's Office reported 9 arrests to the FBI for 2025, 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 Worth County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Worth 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 Worth 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 Worth 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 Worth 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.