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.
Chilton County, Alabama, has about 47,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Chilton County depends on where the incident happened: the Chilton 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: Chilton County public records, Chilton County arrest records, Chilton County warrants, Chilton County criminal records, Chilton County court records, Alabama arrest records and Alabama inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Chilton County
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.
In Chilton County that is the Chilton 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 Calera Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Chilton County, so its arrests are not broken out for Chilton County here.
Reports from the Chilton County Sheriff's Office
The Chilton County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 69 violent and 228 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 1,055 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit.
Reports from the City Agencies in Chilton County
The four cities the FBI lists in Chilton County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Clanton: 23 violent and 268 property crimes reported for 2025; 718 arrests reported for 2025.
- Jemison: 7 violent and 54 property crimes reported for 2025; 174 arrests reported for 2025.
- Thorsby: 4 violent and 7 property crimes reported for 2025; 61 arrests reported for 2025.
- Maplesville: 0 violent and 9 property crimes reported for 2025; 22 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: Chilton County in 2025
The five agencies in Chilton County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 103 violent and 566 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the five agencies in Chilton County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,030 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 Chilton County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Chilton 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 Chilton 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 Chilton 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 Chilton 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.