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The Baxter County Detention Center recorded 2,008 bookings during calendar year 2025, a slight increase from 1,998 bookings in 2024, according to data released by the Baxter County Sheriff’s Office.
The Baxter County Sheriff’s Office accounted for the largest share of bookings with 1,212, followed by the Mountain Home Police Department with 538. The Gassville Police Department brought in 99 individuals, while the Arkansas State Police contributed 92 bookings.
Smaller agencies rounding out the total included the Norfork Police Department with 15 bookings, the Cotter Police Department and Arkansas Game and Fish Commission with 14 each, Arkansas Community Corrections with 10, the Lakeview Police Department with five, Arkansas State Parks with three, the U.S. Marshal Service with three, the Drug Enforcement Agency with two and the Arkansas Highway Police with one.
Many of the bookings included multiple charges. Drug charges led the offense categories with 187, followed by 156 driving while intoxicated charges and 128 theft of property charges. Domestic violence charges, including battery and assault, totaled 127.
Non-domestic battery accounted for 40 charges, burglary for 21, non-domestic assault for 11 and sex crimes for 10.
Male arrestees made up 1,462 of the bookings while female arrestees accounted for 546. Of the total bookings, 547 included one or more felony charges. The remainder consisted of misdemeanor charges only.
