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.
Butler County, Alabama, has about 18,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Butler County depends on where the incident happened: the Butler 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: Butler County public records, Butler County arrest records, Butler County warrants, Butler County inmate search, Butler County criminal records, Alabama arrest records and Alabama inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Butler 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 Butler County that is the Butler 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 Butler County Sheriff's Office
The Butler County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 52 violent and 119 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 178 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at butlersheriff.org/jail-facilities (page title: Jail Facilities | Butler County Sheriff’s Office), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Butler County
The three cities the FBI lists in Butler County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Greenville: 49 violent and 219 property crimes reported for 2025; 351 arrests reported for 2025. The Greenville police department's page is at greenvilleal.gov/159/Police-Department, phone 334-382-7461 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Georgiana: 3 violent and 11 property crimes reported for 2025; 12 arrests reported for 2025.
- McKenzie: 0 arrests reported for 2023.
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: Butler County in 2025
The three agencies in Butler County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 104 violent and 349 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the three agencies in Butler County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 541 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Butler County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Butler 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 Butler 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 Butler 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 Butler 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.