Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest and crime counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 24, 2026 and October 9, 2026.
Semmes, Alabama, in Mobile County, has about 6,200 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Semmes depends on where the incident happened. This guide names each agency, where its records page is and what the Alabama Public Records Law requires of it.
This guide covers which agency, the city's records page, the sheriff's reports, what the law requires and common questions.
Related guides: Semmes public records, Mobile County police reports, Semmes arrest records, Semmes warrants, Semmes inmate search, Semmes criminal records, Alabama arrest records and Alabama inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Semmes
A crime, incident or collision report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, and that agency releases it, not the court, the jail or the prosecutor.
Inside Semmes that is the agency that reports to the FBI for the city (filed by the FBI as Semmes Police Department); outside it, the Mobile County Sheriff's Office.
The FBI's agency list also places one other agency and three campus police departments in Mobile County, each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Semmes Police
For Semmes, SearchSystems opened and checked the Semmes police department's page at cityofsemmesal.gov/departments/police-department (page title: Police Department | City of Semmes), phone (251) 459-6062, 3940 Illinois Street Semmes, Alabama 36575, Monday - Friday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 26, 2026.
The agency that reports for Semmes had 34 violent and 262 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 314 arrests for 2025.
Reports from the Mobile County Sheriff's Office
The Mobile County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 248 violent and 658 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 930 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at mobileso.com/jail-web-portal (page title: Jail Web Portal | Mobile County Sheriff's Office), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 1, 2026.
What the Alabama Public Records Law Requires
The Alabama Public Records Law sets the rules: an answer within a reasonable time; the statute sets no fixed deadline, at a charge of a reasonable fee for copies, from the agency that holds the report.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at mobileal.justfoia.com/publicportal/home/newrequest (page title: Mobile, AL Public Portal | JustFOIA).
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Semmes?
From the agency that took it. The Semmes police department's page is at cityofsemmesal.gov, phone (251) 459-6062; the sheriff's reports come from the Mobile County Sheriff's Office.
How long does an agency in Semmes have to answer?
Under the Alabama Public Records Law, within a reasonable time; the statute sets no fixed deadline. It may charge a reasonable fee for copies.
How do I get a report from the Mobile County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit. Under the Alabama Public Records Law the answer is due within a reasonable time; the statute sets no fixed deadline.
Is this the official Semmes website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.