What Stone County Sheriffs Office does

Stone County Sheriff's Office is the statutory county-level law enforcement agency for Stone County, Arkansas, headquartered at 1009 Sheriffs Drive, Mountain View, AR 72560. It serves a population of 12,481 citizens across 609 square miles, providing patrol, criminal investigation, 24/7 emergency dispatch, detention, community outreach, sex offender registration, and victim notification services. The office is led by an elected Sheriff (Brandon Long, in office since 2023) and operates through divisions including Patrol, Criminal Investigation (3 sworn investigators), Detention Center (40-bed capacity, built 1994), K-9 Unit, Reserves Program, Community Outreach, and Administration. The agency reports a full-time roster of approximately 22 personnel (1 Sheriff, 1 Chief Deputy, 2 Sergeants, 5 Deputy I, 2 Investigator I, 10 Jailers, 1 Secretary) supplemented by part-time and reserve deputies.

The technology footprint is composed almost entirely of third-party integrations: ACIC/NCIC for criminal history and warrant queries, the Arkansas Sex Offender Registry, VINE for victim notification, CrashDocs.org for accident reports, myr2m.com for the public inmate roster, CTC video visitation kiosks at the Detention Center, and Citytelecoin for commissary and phone card management (effective February 2025, replacing cash). The website and online crime-tip intake are hosted by Brooks Jeffrey Marketing and conform to WCAG 2.0 accessibility standards. No proprietary software, AI/ML systems, or research-and-development activity is disclosed.

As a government law enforcement entity, the office is funded through Stone County tax appropriations, state-administered grants (e.g., Red Ribbon Grants via the Arkansas Sheriffs' Association), and pass-through inmate-related fees rather than commercial revenue. Strategic partners include the Arkansas Law Enforcement Training Academy, Arkansas Sheriffs' Association, Arkansas State Police CID, the ICAC Task Force, Von Klein Stein Working Dogs, VINE, CTC, and Citytelecoin. No venture, private equity, or external ownership structures apply, and the Sheriff is democratically accountable through periodic election.

Name

Stone County Sheriffs Office

Legal name

Stone County Sheriff's Office

Website

https://stonecountysheriff.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Stone County Sheriff's Office is the elected county law enforcement agency in Mountain View, Arkansas, delivering patrol, criminal investigation, 40-bed detention, K-9, and community outreach services to 12,481 citizens across 609 square miles.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

County Law Enforcement / Public Safety Services

NAICS

Police Protection (922120), Correctional Institutions (92214)

akta.pro primary industry

Correctional Health, Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services (In-Custody) (BPAKANAG)

Keywords

• Law enforcement services
• Public safety
• Criminal investigation
• Detention services
• Community policing

Headquarters

HQ city

Mountain View

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

The Stone County Sheriff's Office is an elected county law enforcement agency delivering public safety services to the 12,481 residents of Stone County, Arkansas across 609 square miles. Its primary work includes uniformed patrol and emergency response, felony-level criminal investigations, operation of a 40-bed detention facility with inmate rehabilitation programs, sex offender registration and tracking, a K-9 unit, and community outreach and youth education programs. Public-facing services include an anonymous crime tip hotline and online portal, a public inmate roster, a most-wanted list, and accident report access via a third-party system.

Product overview

Stone County Sheriff's Office is a county law enforcement agency providing comprehensive public safety services. The organization operates multiple interconnected departments including Patrol Services, Criminal Investigation Division, Detention Center, Reserves Program, and K-9 Unit. Supporting public-facing services include Crime Tip Submission, Inmate Roster Access, Video Visitation, Commissary Services, Sex Offender Registry, and Most Wanted listings. The agency serves a population of 12,481 citizens across 609 square miles in Mountain View, Arkansas.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Patrol Services Uniformed deputies patrol Stone County enforcing state laws and county ordinances, responding to calls, conducting traffic enforcement, serving warrants, and assisting the public. Service area is the county's roughly 609 square miles of jurisdiction.
• Criminal Investigation Division Three sworn investigators handle follow-up investigations on criminal activity including burglaries, thefts, rapes, homicides, and drug cases, with duties covering evidence processing, witness/suspect interviews, and warrant preparation.
• Stone County Detention Center 40-bed detention facility built in 1994 with four housing units including female inmate separation, using an Objective Classification System. Offers substance abuse classes, GED programs, religious services, video visitation, and commissary to inmates housed at the facility.
• Community Outreach Programs Youth education programs on drugs and alcohol, the Deputy Santa Christmas program providing toys and food to families, and speaking engagements with civic groups, including drug abuse prevention education.
• K-9 Unit K-9 unit with dog Lucca used for community education and law enforcement support operations.
• Crime Tip Reporting Online crime tip form allowing citizens to upload photos, video, audio or text files, paired with a 870-269-STOP (7867) hotline for anonymous reporting. Includes terms-of-use disclaimers regarding confidentiality of submitted information.
• Inmate Roster Access Public-facing inmate roster system hosted on myr2m.com allowing citizens to view current detainee information for Stone County.
• Video Visitation CTC Video Visitation service for inmates; detainees submit visitation requests through facility kiosks so family and friends can conduct remote visits.
• Commissary and Phone Card Deposits Inmate commissary system managed through Citytelecoin.com, allowing friends and family to deposit funds for detainee commissary purchases and phone cards.
• Most Wanted Listing Public listing of wanted individuals maintained by the Sheriff's Office for community assistance in locating suspects.
• Sex Offender Registration and Registry Registration and tracking of convicted sex offenders. The Sheriff's Office manages Level 1-4 offenders in Stone County (except Mountain View city limits) with varying re-registration intervals (6 months for levels 1-3, 3 months for level 4 sexually violent predators).
• Reserves Program Part-time and reserve deputy program staffed by unpaid volunteers who have completed 160-hour state-certified training and assist with patrol, prisoner transports, extraditions, warrant service, and court security.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Arkansas Law Enforcement Training Academy (ALETA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation providing law enforcement training standards and certification for deputies in Arkansas
• Arkansas Sheriffs' AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStatewide association supporting sheriffs' offices with resources, grants (such as Red Ribbon Grants for drug education), and advocacy
• Von Klein Stein Working DogsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerK-9 unit support and training partnership for the department's K-9 program
• Arkansas State Police CIDcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on drug enforcement and criminal investigations across jurisdictions
• Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task ForcecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMulti-agency task force investigating child exploitation cases with Lieutenant Detective Jennifer Osborn assigned

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Marion County Sheriff's Office: North-central Arkansas county sheriff's office of comparable rural scale and service mix, covering a similarly dispersed population.
• Van Buren County Sheriff's Office: Neighboring north-central Arkansas county sheriff's office providing patrol, investigation, and detention services to a similarly small rural population.
• Sharp County Sheriff's Office: Adjacent Arkansas county sheriff's office serving a similarly small rural population with full-service law enforcement and detention. Closely comparable in budget tier, population served, and operating model.
• Cleburne County Sheriff's Office: Neighboring Arkansas county sheriff's office with comparable small-town/rural profile, offering patrol, CID, and detention. Functionally equivalent in staffing scale, geographic coverage, and service portfolio to Stone County.
• Fulton County Sheriff's Office: Bordering north-central Arkansas county sheriff's office serving a similarly small, dispersed rural population with the same core functions.
• Independence County Sheriff's Office: Adjacent Arkansas county sheriff's office of similar rural scale, providing patrol, criminal investigation, and detention services. Directly comparable in scope, jurisdiction size, and service mix to Stone County.
• Baxter County Sheriff's Office: Nearby north-central Arkansas county sheriff's office providing patrol, investigation, detention, and community programs. Comparable in service breadth and small-county operational structure.
• Searcy County Sheriff's Office: Adjacent Ozark-region Arkansas county sheriff's office of comparable rural scale and service mix.
• Izard County Sheriff's Office: Adjacent Arkansas rural county sheriff's office with analogous patrol, criminal investigation, and detention responsibilities. Similar size and operating profile to Stone County.

Broad incumbents

• Arkansas Sheriffs' Association: Statewide membership and advocacy body representing all Arkansas sheriffs' offices, providing training, grants (e.g., Red Ribbon drug-education grants), and shared resources. Comparable as the institutional umbrella in which Stone County operates.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/stone-county-sheriff-office

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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