Inmate Search

Arrests, Warrant, Docket, Mugshot

Hancock County Court, IL

Perform a free Carthage, Illinois police report lookup, including mugshots, arrests, jail log, police reports and blotter.

The Carthage Police Department was established in 1933 and is located at 542 Wabash Avenue in Carthage, Illinois. It has a staff of around 9 people and serves a population of over 207340 people as of 2017.

Every day, information about Carthage Police inmates is updated and made available on the official website. Offenders are held here for a short period of time before being transferred to the Hancock County Jail, located at 98 Buchanan Street, PO Box 66, Carthage, IL 62321.

The Carthage City Jail, located at 542 Wabash Avenue in Carthage, Illinois, is a holding facility for the Carthage Police Department.

Carthage is a city in the Illinois county of Hancock. The city has a total area of 2.49 square miles, according to the United States Census Bureau (6.45 km2). In 2019, the city of Carthage had a population of approximately 2,605.

Inmate Search

Arrests, Warrant, Docket, Mugshot

Visitation Rules

In the Carthage City Jail, there will be no visits.

You must wait until arrestees are transferred to the Hancock County Jail, located at 98 Buchanan Street, PO Box 66, Carthage, IL 62321. To make prior arrangements, call the jail administration at 217-357-2115.

Phone Calls

All offenders are not permitted to accept incoming calls. Please wait for the offender to contact you. All calls are timed out after 15 minutes. Please keep in mind that all calls will be monitored by a Carthage Jail employee.

The Carthage Police Department has 6 full-time police officers serving a population of approximately 2,700 people.

Carthage Police Department
Dave Duerson, Cheif of Police
538 Wabash St.
Carthage, IL 62321
Phone: (217) 357-2245
Fax: (217) 357-0315

Police Records Request in Carthage, Illinois

We couldn’t find any information about police records on the Carthage Police Department’s website. Instead, during normal business hours, police records can be obtained from the Hancock County Sheriff’s Office. Requests can be made by filling out the fillable/printable FOIA Request form, which can then be mailed, faxed, or delivered in person.

Carthage, IL has a crime rate of 47 in 2019, which is 5.8 times lower than the national average. It was higher than in 18.4% of American cities. The crime rate in Carthage fell by 46% in 2019 compared to 2018. Carthage has seen a decrease in violent crime and a decrease in property crime over the last five years.

Full-time law enforcement employees in 2019, including police officers: 4 (4 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here: 1.63
Illinois average: 2.31

Nearby Locations