This Is Not a Government Office. Craighead County Criminal History is privately operated. It cannot pull criminal records, run official background checks, correct a record, or accept Arkansas record-sealing filings. Those requests must go to the official custodian.
Need an Official Record?
For Craighead County records, start with the office that created or maintains the record:
- Court case files: see criminal court case records, or contact Craighead County Circuit Clerk or District Court for the court that heard the case
- Criminal records and rap sheets: use Arkansas Department of Public Safety - Arkansas State Police Identification Bureau / Criminal Background Check System channels
- Arrest, booking, and jail records: contact the Craighead County Sheriff's Office or use the sheriff FOIA route for sheriff-held records
- Official background checks: order through Arkansas State Police systems, including the Online Criminal Background Check System or Open Criminal History channel when appropriate
- Police reports and incident records: contact the agency that wrote the report
- Record sealing: file with the sentencing court, which may be Circuit Court or District Court depending on the case
For sheriff-held county records, the Craighead County Sheriff's Office western district counter is at 901 Willett Road, Jonesboro, AR 72401, 870-933-4551, with office hours Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.; the sheriff site labels 870-933-4551 as a 24-hour non-emergency number. The eastern district sheriff counter is at 107 Cobean Blvd., Lake City, AR 72437, 870-237-4511.
For felony criminal cases and District Court appeals, contact the Craighead County Circuit Clerk at 511 S. Main St., Suite 200 / Suite 202, Jonesboro, AR 72401, 870-933-4530, or the Lake City Circuit Clerk counter at 107 Cobean Blvd., Lake City, AR 72437, 870-237-4342. District Court misdemeanor, traffic, and hot-check matters route to Craighead County District Court in Jonesboro at 603 S. Madison, Jonesboro, AR 72401, 870-933-4508, or Lake City at 107 Cobean Blvd., Lake City, AR 72437, 870-237-4142.
For Jonesboro Police Department incident reports, use the department's records process at 1001 S. Caraway Road, Jonesboro, AR 72401. The research lists report contacts at 870-935-5562 / 870-935-5657 and non-emergency dispatch at 870-935-5551; JPD fingerprinting is handled at the Justice Complex, 410 W. Washington, Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m., with callers asked to verify availability at 870-336-7219.