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 9, 2026.
Jefferson County, Alabama, has about 665,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Jefferson County depends on where the incident happened: the Jefferson 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: Jefferson County public records, Jefferson County arrest records, Jefferson County warrants, Jefferson County inmate search, Jefferson County criminal records, Alabama arrest records and Alabama inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Jefferson 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 Jefferson County that is the Jefferson 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 FBI's agency list also places five campus police departments, one state agency and two other agencies in Jefferson County, each with a records office of its own.
The Helena Police Department, the Sumiton Police Department, the Argo Police Department and one more are each listed by the FBI across several counties including Jefferson County, so their arrests are not broken out for Jefferson County here.
Reports from the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office
The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 549 violent and 2,236 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 1,438 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at sheriff.jccal.org/NewWorld.InmateInquiry/AL0010000 (page title: Inmate Search), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 9, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Jefferson County
The 25 cities the FBI lists in Jefferson County with a reporting agency of their own, the largest twelve first, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Birmingham: 2,420 violent and 8,726 property crimes reported for 2025; 3,115 arrests reported for 2025. The Birmingham police records page is at birminghamal.gov/government/city-departments/birmingham-police-depa..., phone (205) 254-6308 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Hoover: 61 violent and 963 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,705 arrests reported for 2025.
- Vestavia Hills: 26 violent and 217 property crimes reported for 2025; 979 arrests reported for 2025.
- Homewood: 47 violent and 494 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,818 arrests reported for 2025. The Homewood police records page is at homewoodpd.org/police-reports, phone 205-332-6200 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Trussville: 42 violent and 361 property crimes reported for 2025; 963 arrests reported for 2025. The Trussville police records page is at trussville.org/public-safety/police/records, phone (205) 661-4003 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Bessemer: 423 violent and 1,737 property crimes reported for 2025; 2,426 arrests reported for 2025.
- Mountain Brook: 4 violent and 142 property crimes reported for 2025; 435 arrests reported for 2025.
- Gardendale: 32 violent and 230 property crimes reported for 2025; 596 arrests reported for 2025.
- Hueytown: 76 violent and 318 property crimes reported for 2025; 651 arrests reported for 2025. The Hueytown police department's page is at hueytownal.gov/1192/Police, phone 205-491-3523 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Irondale: 28 violent and 308 property crimes reported for 2025; 398 arrests reported for 2025. The Irondale police department's page is at cityofirondaleal.gov/departments/police, phone 205.956.5990 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Leeds: 33 violent and 270 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,018 arrests reported for 2025. The Leeds police records page is at leedsalabama.gov/221/Obtaining-a-Police-Traffic-Crash-Report, phone 205-699-2581 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Fairfield: 2 violent and 52 property crimes reported for 2025; 148 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.
The rest: Pleasant Grove, Fultondale, Tarrant, Midfield, Kimberly, Adamsville, Warrior, Morris, Brighton, Lipscomb, Graysville, Brookside and Trafford.
How Many Reports: Jefferson County in 2025
The 22 agencies in Jefferson County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 3,865 violent and 16,727 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the 21 agencies in Jefferson County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 17,082 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.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at jeffersoncounty.nextrequest.com (page title: Public Record RequestsNextRequest | Modern FOIA & Public Records Request Software).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, 205-325-5252, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Jefferson County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Jefferson 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 Jefferson 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 Jefferson 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 Jefferson 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.