Cook County, Illinois Arrest Warrants Search

Illinois Arrest Records and Warrant Search

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An arrest warrant issued in Cook County, IL, is a court order to the Sheriff’s Department to arrest an individual. The warrant may be issued in a matter relating to a misdemeanor or a felony and when a suspect fails to appear for a trial or court hearing. Once an arrest warrant is issued, the person in question will be taken into custody on the spot by a law enforcement officer.

An arrest warrant is exclusively issued by the local criminal court, unlike search and bench warrants. A systematic procedure has to be followed to request the issue of an arrest warrant in the County. The matter is brought before the criminal court’s sitting judge with a signed petition that explains the crime committed and why the police believe that the individual in question was involved in the incident.

Suppose the magistrate is satisfied by the information provided and believes it to be enough to form the basis of a criminal trial. The warrant is signed and issued, which is then known as an active arrest warrant. If an active warrant cannot for served for whatever reason, it then becomes an outstanding warrant. Please make no mistake; a person can and will be arrested even when an outstanding warrant is out against him/her.

All arrest warrants remain active till the person against whom the order has been issued is taken into custody. Information regarding active and outstanding warrants is fed into a national database, accessed by peace officers when they have a legal infraction.

To access arrest records for a specific county, get in touch with the local Sheriff’s Department. In Cook County, the law enforcement agency is located at 50 W. Washington, Chicago, Illinois 60602. If you have the name of the person about whom you seek information, you can also conduct a warrant search by calling the Sheriff’s office on 312-603-6444.

Can you get any information pertaining to Cook County warrants and arrest over the phone? (2021-Update)

  • Details on recent arrests: (773) 674-(5245).
  • Inmate records: 773-674-5200.
  • General information from the Sheriff’s Police: 708-865-4700.
  • Details about a criminal case filed by you: (847) 635-1188/ (708) 865-4790.
  • Crime tips: Submit information about a crime or a suspicious person by calling 708-865-4790.
  • Information on getting back recovered property: 708-865-4841.
  • Details on assistance available to crime victims: (773) 674-7200.
  • Automated victim notification: Register by calling the toll-free phone number 1 (877) 846-3445.

 

Crime statistics for Cook County, IL

Although there was a slight downward movement in the annual crime rates of Cook County, the rise in the average of violent crimes gave plenty of cause for concern. From the 216 cases filed in this crime category in 2018, the annual average moved higher to reach a rate of over 230 incidents. The increase was attributed to a rise in cases of rape, aggravated assault, and robbery.

The number of violent crimes in Cook County has decreased significantly between 1999 and 2008, from over 6000 to almost 3000. Yet, a criminal occurrence still takes place in the area every 2 minutes, and the astonishing fact about these incidents is that they transpire when the victim is in the vicinity of his home or workplace. In the decade mentioned above, an estimated 1852,000 crimes were reported in the county, and of these, almost 400,000 were instances of violent crime.

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