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 October 4, 2026.
Choctaw County, Alabama, has about 12,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Choctaw County depends on where the incident happened: the Choctaw 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: Choctaw County public records, Choctaw County arrest records, Choctaw County warrants, Choctaw County inmate search, Choctaw County criminal records, Alabama arrest records and Alabama inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Choctaw 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 Choctaw County that is the Choctaw 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 Choctaw County Sheriff's Office
The Choctaw County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 11 violent and 45 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 52 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (205) 459-2166. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at choctawcountyal.org/sheriff (page title: Sheriff | Choctaw County, Alabama), phone (205) 459-2166, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 4, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Choctaw County
The three cities the FBI lists in Choctaw County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Butler: 15 violent and 34 property crimes reported for 2025; 84 arrests reported for 2025.
- Gilbertown: 7 arrests reported for 2024.
- Pennington: 0 arrests reported for 2022.
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: Choctaw County in 2025
The two agencies in Choctaw County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 26 violent and 79 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Choctaw County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 136 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.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, (251) 275-3144, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Choctaw County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Choctaw 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 Choctaw 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 Choctaw County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (205) 459-2166. Under the Alabama Public Records Law the answer is due within a reasonable time; the statute sets no fixed deadline.
Is this the official Choctaw 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.