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.
Escambia County, Alabama, has about 37,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Escambia County depends on where the incident happened: the Escambia 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: Escambia County public records, Escambia County arrest records, Escambia County warrants, Escambia County inmate search, Escambia County criminal records, Alabama arrest records and Alabama inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Escambia 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 Escambia County that is the Escambia 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 Escambia County Sheriff's Office
The Escambia County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 37 violent and 20 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 33 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 251-809-0741. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at escambiacountysheriffal.org/roster.php (page title: Inmate Roster | Current Inmates Booking Date Descending | Escambia County Sheriff, AL), phone 251-809-0741, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Escambia County
The four cities the FBI lists in Escambia County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Atmore: 86 violent and 272 property crimes reported for 2025; 898 arrests reported for 2025. The Atmore police department's page is at cityofatmore.gov/m/directory/department?did=19, phone 251-368-9141 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Brewton: 28 violent and 196 property crimes reported for 2025; 326 arrests reported for 2025.
- East Brewton: 11 violent and 39 property crimes reported for 2025; 127 arrests reported for 2025.
- Flomaton: 2 violent and 31 property crimes reported for 2025; 74 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: Escambia County in 2025
The five agencies in Escambia County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 164 violent and 558 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the five agencies in Escambia County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,458 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Escambia County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Escambia 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 Escambia 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 Escambia County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 251-809-0741. Under the Alabama Public Records Law the answer is due within a reasonable time; the statute sets no fixed deadline.
Is this the official Escambia 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.