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 2, 2026.
Fayette 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 Fayette County depends on where the incident happened: the Fayette 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: Fayette County public records, Fayette County arrest records, Fayette County warrants, Fayette County inmate search, Fayette County criminal records, Alabama arrest records and Alabama inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Fayette 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 Fayette County that is the Fayette 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 Winfield Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Fayette County, so its arrests are not broken out for Fayette County here.
Reports from the Fayette County Sheriff's Office
The Fayette County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 6 violent and 30 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 60 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 205-932-3205. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at fayetteso.com/roster.php (page title: Inmate Roster | Current Inmates Booking Date Descending | Fayette County AL Sheriff's Office), phone 205-932-3205, a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 403), so open it in a browser.
Reports from the City Agencies in Fayette County
The two cities the FBI lists in Fayette County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Fayette: 12 violent and 72 property crimes reported for 2025; 246 arrests reported for 2025.
- Berry: 1 violent and 0 property crimes reported for 2025; 5 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: Fayette County in 2025
The three agencies in Fayette County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 19 violent and 102 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the three agencies in Fayette County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 311 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 Fayette County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Fayette 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 Fayette 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 Fayette County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 205-932-3205. Under the Alabama Public Records Law the answer is due within a reasonable time; the statute sets no fixed deadline.
Is this the official Fayette 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.