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.
Henry County, Alabama, has about 18,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Henry County depends on where the incident happened: the Henry 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: Henry County public records, Henry County arrest records, Henry County warrants, Henry County criminal records, Henry County court records, Alabama arrest records and Alabama inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Henry 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 Henry County that is the Henry 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 Dothan Police Department is listed by the FBI across three counties including Henry County, so its arrests are not broken out for Henry County here.
Reports from the Henry County Sheriff's Office
The Henry County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 15 violent and 78 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 353 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit.
Reports from the City Agencies in Henry County
The three cities the FBI lists in Henry County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Headland: 10 violent and 63 property crimes reported for 2025; 133 arrests reported for 2025.
- Abbeville: 4 violent and 44 property crimes reported for 2025; 175 arrests reported for 2025.
- Newville: 0 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: Henry County in 2025
The three agencies in Henry County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 29 violent and 185 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the three agencies in Henry County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 661 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 Henry County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Henry 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 Henry 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 Henry 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 Henry 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.