Only the criminal courts have the authority to issue arrest warrants in Jasper County, Missouri. While the civil tribunals also have the option of issuing detention orders that can be used to call in offenders and individuals who fail to follow court directives, such decrees vary significantly from arrest orders issued in criminal cases.
For one, an active warrant, as it is called, is only issued in a criminal case when the police approach the local judicial entity for such an order. The sitting magistrate will carefully consider all case facts to ensure that there is enough reason to accuse the individual in question of the crime before signing the warrant.
Also, unlike bench warrants, an order for arrest released in a criminal matter will not lapse. In fact, such decrees stay valid in the system for 99 years or more. This is done to ensure that the police can arrest the offender at any time and at any place without going through the hassle of requesting a new warrant from the judiciary.
You can find information on both bench warrants and outstanding warrants from Jasper County when you request a background check on an individual. As a matter of fact, along with details on arrest warrants in the name of a person, you will also be able to find prior arrest records through such an inquiry. However, a warrant search will not bring back results about civil matters.
For this, you will have to approach the Jasper county clerk’s office and look through their court dockets. The contact information of all state agencies that entertain requests for a warrant search is mentioned below
- The police: 405 E 5th St, Carthage, Missouri 64836
- The county clerk: Courthouse, Main Street, Carthage, Missouri 64836
- The court of the magistrate: 302 S Main St, Carthage, MO 64836
Can you access the Jasper County warrant list and arrest records over the phone? (Current in 2021)
- Call (417)624-1601 for information on recent arrests.
- Call (417)358-8177 for a warrant search.
- Call the non-emergency phone number- (417) 206-7685 for general inquiries.
- Call (417) 625-4314 to contact Victim/Witness Services.
- Call (417) 625-4310 to learn the process for a case search.
Crime statistics of Jasper County
In 2018, the Jasper Sheriff’s Department received around 590 criminal complaints. The figure was the sum of more than 500 property offenses and around 85 crimes against people.
Approximately 302 larceny thefts, 126Jasper 18 burglaries, and 77 motor vehicle thefts were recorded as property offences. Around 64 aggravated assaults, 10 rapes, and 10 robberies were among the violent offenses.
Of the approximately 5000 criminal complaints filed in Jasper County, MO every year, only about 340 are against violent crimes. This puts the annual average of this criminal category at almost 7% of the total yearly crime activity. Through the ten years starting in 1999 and ending in 2008, there has been a rise of over 70% in the number of violent criminal incidents while overall crime clocked in a growth of almost 40%.