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 on September 24, 2026.
Jackson County, Alabama, has about 54,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Jackson County depends on where the incident happened: the Jackson 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: Jackson County public records, Jackson County arrest records, Jackson County warrants, Jackson County inmate search, Jackson County criminal records, Alabama arrest records and Alabama inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Jackson 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 Jackson County that is the Jackson 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 Jackson County Sheriff's Office
The Jackson County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 74 violent and 337 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 336 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 877-654-8463. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at jacksoncountyso.com/inmate-search (page title: Inmate Search | Jackson County Sheriff's Office), phone 877-654-8463, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Jackson County
The eight cities the FBI lists in Jackson County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Scottsboro: 45 violent and 358 property crimes reported for 2025; 626 arrests reported for 2025. The Scottsboro police department's page is at scottsboropd.org, phone 256-574-3333 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Bridgeport: 5 violent and 39 property crimes reported for 2025; 44 arrests reported for 2025.
- Stevenson: 7 violent and 40 property crimes reported for 2025; 43 arrests reported for 2025.
- Hollywood: 2 violent and 28 property crimes reported for 2025; 90 arrests reported for 2025.
- Skyline: 13 arrests reported for 2022.
- Section.
- Woodville.
- Pisgah: 4 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: Jackson County in 2025
The five agencies in Jackson County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 133 violent and 802 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the five agencies in Jackson County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,139 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
What the Alabama Public Records Law Requires
Under the Alabama Public Records Law the agency must answer a request within a reasonable time; the statute sets no fixed deadline, and it may charge a reasonable fee for copies. The request goes to the agency that holds the report, in writing, and does not have to say why the report is wanted.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at jacksoncountyal.gov/DocumentCenter/View/393/PUBLIC-DOCUMENT-REQUEST... (page title: PUBLIC DOCUMENT REQUEST FORM).
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Jackson County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Jackson 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 Jackson 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 Jackson County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 877-654-8463. Under the Alabama Public Records Law the answer is due within a reasonable time; the statute sets no fixed deadline.
Is this the official Jackson 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.