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 30, 2026.
Bullock County, Alabama, has about 9,900 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Bullock County depends on where the incident happened: the Bullock 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: Bullock County public records, Bullock County arrest records, Bullock County warrants, Bullock County criminal records, Bullock County court records, Alabama arrest records and Alabama inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Bullock 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 Bullock County that is the Bullock 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.
Reports from the Bullock County Sheriff's Office
The Bullock County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 6 violent and 36 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 26 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit.
Reports from the City Agencies in Bullock County
The one city the FBI lists in Bullock County with a reporting agency of its own:
- Union Springs: 25 violent and 54 property crimes reported for 2025; 25 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: Bullock County in 2025
The two agencies in Bullock County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 31 violent and 90 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Bullock County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 51 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Bullock County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Bullock 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 Bullock 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 Bullock 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 Bullock 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.