Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. The jail figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 24, 2026 and October 2, 2026.
Crenshaw County, Alabama, has about 13,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), and arrests there are reported to the FBI by the Crenshaw County Sheriff's Office and two city agencies. An arrest leaves the same records whoever makes it: the arresting agency's report, the record of anyone held at the county jail, and, if the District Attorney files charges, a case in the Crenshaw County Circuit Court. This guide says who keeps each one, what it costs and who may see it, with the arrest counts each agency reported.
This guide covers who makes arrests, how many arrests, booking and the jail, finding an arrest, copies, cities and common questions.
Related guides: Crenshaw County public records, Alabama arrest records, Alabama inmate search and Alabama criminal records.
Who Makes Arrests in Crenshaw County
The Crenshaw County Sheriff's Office is the county agency that reports arrests to the FBI for Crenshaw County. It reported 125 arrests for 2025.
Arrests inside two of the county's cities are reported to the FBI by an agency of the city's own, listed here with the Census population and what each reported:
- Luverne, 2,678 residents: 103 arrests reported for 2025.
- Brantley, 801 residents: 12 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 Arrests Each Agency Reports in Crenshaw County
The FBI publishes every agency's monthly arrest counts on the Crime Data Explorer. These are the full-year totals, all offenses, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026; a year with months missing or not reported is left out.
- Crenshaw County Sheriff's Office: 125 for 2025, 95 for 2024, 172 for 2023, 184 for 2022, 204 for 2021 and 361 for 2019; 2020 is missing months.
- Luverne: 103 for 2025, 116 for 2024, 117 for 2023, 100 for 2022, 148 for 2021 and 211 for 2019; 2020 is missing months.
- Brantley: 12 for 2025 and 15 for 2023; 2024 is missing months.
Together, the three agencies with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 240 arrests that year. The two of them with both 2025 and 2024 complete reported 228 in 2025 against 211 in 2024, up 8.1 percent.
Through July 2026, the three agencies with every month so far on file reported 136 arrests, against 122 in the same months of 2025.
Booking: Where People Arrested in Crenshaw County Are Held
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Crenshaw County is held at the county jail, whichever agency made the arrest, apart from the short stay some city departments' own holding cells allow; a person cited and released at the scene is not booked at all. The jail's record of each person held, with the charges, is a public record of the arrest, and the court file takes over from there.
On an average day in 2019 the jail held about 35 people. Its rated capacity in 2019 was 20 beds, and it ran at 175 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
How to Find Out About an Arrest in Crenshaw County
For Crenshaw County the place to look is the case index of the Crenshaw County Circuit Court, which shows whether charges were filed and the next court date (the court records page SearchSystems verified is at crenshaw.alacourt.gov, phone 334-335-6575).
Statewide, Alacourt is the statewide online index of Alabama trial court cases, sold by subscription.
Alabama does not let the public search another person's statewide criminal history. The record kept by the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency goes to the person it belongs to and to employers and agencies the law authorizes; for everyone else the court's own case index is the public record of an arrest that led to a charge.
Getting a Copy of an Arrest Record in Crenshaw County
The report of an arrest is released by the agency that made it; the jail and the court hold their own records of the same event, but not the report. Under the Alabama Public Records Law the agency must answer within a reasonable time; the statute sets no fixed deadline, and it may charge a reasonable fee for copies.
- An arrest by the Crenshaw County Sheriff's Office: ask its records unit.
- An arrest in Luverne or Brantley: the records unit of the agency that reports for that city.
- The court file of a case that was filed: the Crenshaw County Circuit Court, through the court records page at crenshaw.alacourt.gov, phone 334-335-6575.
- Your own statewide record: a fingerprint-based request to ALEA.
Cities in Crenshaw County: Who Reports the Arrests
The FBI lists a separate arrest reporting agency for two of the six cities in Crenshaw County: Luverne and Brantley. Rutledge, Dozier, Glenwood and Petrey have no separate reporting agency in the FBI's list.
Wherever in the county the arrest happens, a person kept in custody goes to the county jail and the case goes to the Crenshaw County Circuit Court.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many arrests are made in Crenshaw County each year?
The Crenshaw County Sheriff's Office reported 125 arrests to the FBI for 2025, and the three agencies with every month of 2025 on file reported 240 between them.
Where are people arrested in Crenshaw County booked?
Those kept in custody go to the county jail, run by the Crenshaw County Sheriff's Office; a person cited and released at the scene is not booked.
Are arrest records public in Crenshaw County?
The court files of criminal cases in the Crenshaw County Circuit Court are public and can be looked up through the court. The statewide criminal history kept by the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency is not public; you can get your own. The arrest report itself is released by the agency that made the arrest, under the Alabama Public Records Law.
How do I get a copy of an arrest report in Crenshaw County?
From the agency that made the arrest: the Crenshaw 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.
Is this the official Crenshaw 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.