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.
Covington County, Alabama, has about 38,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Covington County depends on where the incident happened: the Covington 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 Covington 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 Covington County that is the Covington 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 Lurleen B. Wallace Community College (campus police), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Covington County Sheriff's Office
The Covington County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it reported 361 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 334-428-2641. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at covingtoncountyal.gov/31/Sheriffs-Department (page title: Sheriff's Department | Covington County, AL), phone 334-428-2641, 260 Hillcrest Drive Andalusia, AL 36420, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 4, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Covington County
The seven cities the FBI lists in Covington County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Andalusia: 37 violent and 290 property crimes reported for 2022; 449 arrests reported for 2025. The Andalusia police records page is at andalusiaal.gov/police/reports.html (verified September 26, 2026).
- Opp: 31 violent and 141 property crimes reported for 2022; 392 arrests reported for 2025.
- Florala: 6 violent and 56 property crimes reported for 2022; 181 arrests reported for 2022.
- River Falls.
- Lockhart: 0 violent and 0 property crimes reported for 2022; 13 arrests reported for 2024.
- Red Level: 0 violent and 1 property crimes reported for 2022; 0 arrests reported for 2022.
- Gantt: 11 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: Covington County in 2022
The five agencies in Covington County with all twelve months of 2022 on file reported 74 violent and 488 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the five agencies in Covington County with all twelve months of 2022 on file reported 934 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.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Covington County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Covington 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 Covington 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 Covington County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 334-428-2641. Under the Alabama Public Records Law the answer is due within a reasonable time; the statute sets no fixed deadline.
Is this the official Covington 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.