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 September 26, 2026.
Spanish Fort, Alabama, in Baldwin County, has about 11,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Spanish Fort 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: Spanish Fort public records, Baldwin County police reports, Spanish Fort arrest records, Spanish Fort warrants, Spanish Fort inmate search, Spanish Fort property records, Alabama arrest records and Alabama inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Spanish Fort
The report of an incident is released by the agency that took it; the court and the jail hold their own records of the same event, but not the report.
Inside Spanish Fort that is the agency that reports to the FBI for the city (filed by the FBI as Spanish Fort Police Department); outside it, the Baldwin County Sheriff's Office.
The FBI's list also carries Coastal Alabama Community College (campus police), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Spanish Fort Police
For Spanish Fort, SearchSystems opened and checked the Spanish Fort police department's page at cityofspanishfort.com/spanishfortpd (page title: POLICE DEPARTMENT | City of Spanish Fort), phone 251-626-4914, Monday - Friday, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 26, 2026.
The agency that reports for Spanish Fort had 7 violent and 87 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 152 arrests for 2025.
Reports from the Baldwin County Sheriff's Office
The Baldwin County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 144 violent and 306 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 1,686 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at sheriff.baldwincountyal.gov/home/arrest-search (page title: Arrest Search), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 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 baldwincountyal.nextrequest.com (page title: Important | Read before proceedingNextRequest | Modern FOIA & Public Records Request Software).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, 251.580.1695, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Spanish Fort?
From the agency that took it. The Spanish Fort police department's page is at cityofspanishfort.com/spanishfortpd, phone 251-626-4914; the sheriff's reports come from the Baldwin County Sheriff's Office.
How long does an agency in Spanish Fort 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 Baldwin 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 Spanish Fort 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.