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 on September 24, 2026.
Baldwin County, Alabama, has about 262,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Baldwin County depends on where the incident happened: the Baldwin County Sheriff's Office for the unincorporated county, the agency that reports for the city inside a city. 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 sheriff's reports, the cities' reports, how many reports, what the law requires and common questions.
Related guides: Baldwin County public records, Baldwin County arrest records, Baldwin County warrants, Baldwin County inmate search, Baldwin County property records, Alabama arrest records and Alabama inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Baldwin County
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.
In Baldwin County that is the Baldwin County Sheriff's Office for the unincorporated county and for any city that contracts with it for police service, and the agency that reports for a city where the city has one of its own.
The FBI's list also carries Coastal Alabama Community College (campus police), with a records office of its own.
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.
Reports from the City Agencies in Baldwin County
The 12 cities the FBI lists in Baldwin County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Daphne: 18 violent and 265 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,550 arrests reported for 2025.
- Foley: 57 violent and 327 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,378 arrests reported for 2025.
- Fairhope: 38 violent and 335 property crimes reported for 2025; 916 arrests reported for 2025. The Fairhope police department's page is at fairhopeal.gov/departments/police, phone (251) 928-2385 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Gulf Shores: 52 violent and 314 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,320 arrests reported for 2025.
- Spanish Fort: 7 violent and 87 property crimes reported for 2025; 152 arrests reported for 2025. The Spanish Fort police department's page is at cityofspanishfort.com/spanishfortpd, phone 251-626-4914 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Orange Beach: 40 violent and 150 property crimes reported for 2025; 587 arrests reported for 2025.
- Bay Minette: 44 violent and 107 property crimes reported for 2025; 700 arrests reported for 2025. The Bay Minette police department's page is at bayminette.gov/departments/police, phone 251.580.2559 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Robertsdale: 28 violent and 177 property crimes reported for 2025; 393 arrests reported for 2025. The Robertsdale police department's page is at robertsdale.org/police-department, phone (251) 947-2368 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Loxley: 28 violent and 124 property crimes reported for 2025; 350 arrests reported for 2025.
- Elberta: 10 violent and 67 property crimes reported for 2025; 175 arrests reported for 2025.
- Silverhill: 8 violent and 25 property crimes reported for 2025; 141 arrests reported for 2025.
- Summerdale: 8 violent and 42 property crimes reported for 2025; 315 arrests reported for 2025.
A city on that list is reported separately whether the officers are the city's own or the sheriff's under contract; the FBI's list does not say which.
How Many Reports: Baldwin County in 2025
The 13 agencies in Baldwin County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 482 violent and 2,326 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the 13 agencies in Baldwin County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 9,663 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
What the Alabama Public Records Law Requires
Under the Alabama Public Records Law the agency must answer a request within a reasonable time; the statute sets no fixed deadline, and it may charge a reasonable fee for copies. The request goes to the agency that holds the report, in writing, and does not have to say why the report is wanted.
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 Baldwin County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Baldwin County Sheriff's Office for its own arrests, or the agency that reports for the city where it happened. Under the Alabama Public Records Law the answer is due within a reasonable time; the statute sets no fixed deadline.
How long does an agency in Baldwin County 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 Baldwin County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.