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.
Colbert County, Alabama, has about 59,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Colbert County depends on where the incident happened: the Colbert 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: Colbert County public records, Colbert County arrest records, Colbert County warrants, Colbert County criminal records, Colbert County court records, Alabama arrest records and Alabama inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Colbert 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 Colbert County that is the Colbert 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 FBI's list also carries District Attorney at 31st Circuit (other agency), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Colbert County Sheriff's Office
The Colbert County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 28 violent and 106 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 560 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit.
Reports from the City Agencies in Colbert County
The six cities the FBI lists in Colbert County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Muscle Shoals: 38 violent and 321 property crimes reported for 2025; 869 arrests reported for 2025. The Muscle Shoals police records page is at cityofmuscleshoals.com/muscle-shoals-police/left-navigation/police-..., phone (256)814-6061 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Sheffield: 35 violent and 146 property crimes reported for 2025; 521 arrests reported for 2025.
- Tuscumbia: 5 violent and 42 property crimes reported for 2025; 86 arrests reported for 2024.
- Littleville: 1 violent and 10 property crimes reported for 2025; 48 arrests reported for 2025.
- Cherokee: 4 violent and 20 property crimes reported for 2025; 49 arrests reported for 2025.
- Leighton: 54 arrests reported for 2024.
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: Colbert County in 2025
The six agencies in Colbert County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 111 violent and 645 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the five agencies in Colbert County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,047 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 Colbert County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Colbert 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 Colbert 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 Colbert 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 Colbert 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.