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 on September 24, 2026.
Cleburne County, Alabama, has about 16,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Cleburne County depends on where the incident happened: the Cleburne 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.
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Which Agency Holds a Report from Cleburne 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 Cleburne County that is the Cleburne 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 Cleburne County Sheriff's Office
The Cleburne County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 7 violent and 113 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 105 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at cleburnecountyso.org/cur_inmates.html (page title: Redirecting…), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Cleburne County
The two cities the FBI lists in Cleburne County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Heflin: 6 violent and 20 property crimes reported for 2025; 46 arrests reported for 2025.
- Ranburne: 0 violent and 7 property crimes reported for 2025; 9 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: Cleburne County in 2025
The three agencies in Cleburne County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 13 violent and 140 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the three agencies in Cleburne County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 160 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 Cleburne County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Cleburne 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 Cleburne 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 Cleburne 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 Cleburne 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.