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.
Cherokee County, Alabama, has about 26,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Cherokee County depends on where the incident happened: the Cherokee 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: Cherokee County public records, Cherokee County arrest records, Cherokee County warrants, Cherokee County criminal records, Cherokee County court records, Alabama arrest records and Alabama inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Cherokee 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 Cherokee County that is the Cherokee 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 Collinsville Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Cherokee County, so its arrests are not broken out for Cherokee County here.
Reports from the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office
The Cherokee County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 74 violent and 255 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 1,001 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit.
Reports from the City Agencies in Cherokee County
The three cities the FBI lists in Cherokee County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Centre: 8 violent and 129 property crimes reported for 2025; 265 arrests reported for 2025.
- Cedar Bluff: 1 violent and 4 property crimes reported for 2025; 161 arrests reported for 2024.
- Leesburg: 5 violent and 5 property crimes reported for 2025; 96 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: Cherokee County in 2025
The four agencies in Cherokee County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 88 violent and 393 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the three agencies in Cherokee County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,362 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 Cherokee County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Cherokee 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 Cherokee 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 Cherokee 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 Cherokee 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.