Henderson County Sheriff's Office

Henderson County Sheriff's Office is the county law-enforcement agency for Henderson County, Illinois, based in Oquawka. The office serves the full county, including the county seat of Oquawka and unincorporated communities along the western Illinois river border. Its area of responsibility covers patrol and investigative work in county jurisdiction, operation of the county jail, and security support for county court operations. Henderson County is a rural western Illinois county, and the sheriff's office is the primary local law-enforcement presence for residents across farmland and small river communities outside municipal police limits. Public safety emergencies in Henderson County should be reported by dialing 911.