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.
Lauderdale County, Alabama, has about 98,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Lauderdale County depends on where the incident happened: the Lauderdale 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: Lauderdale County public records, Lauderdale County arrest records, Lauderdale County warrants, Lauderdale County criminal records, Lauderdale County court records, Alabama arrest records and Alabama inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Lauderdale 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 Lauderdale County that is the Lauderdale 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 list also carries the University of North Alabama (campus police), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Lauderdale County Sheriff's Office
The Lauderdale County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 108 violent and 326 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 2,017 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit.
Reports from the City Agencies in Lauderdale County
The five cities the FBI lists in Lauderdale County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Florence: 235 violent and 869 property crimes reported for 2025; 2,631 arrests reported for 2025.
- Rogersville: 3 violent and 22 property crimes reported for 2025; 75 arrests reported for 2025.
- Killen: 2 arrests reported for 2024.
- Lexington: 5 arrests reported for 2024.
- St. Florian: 2 violent and 12 property crimes reported for 2025; 29 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: Lauderdale County in 2025
The four agencies in Lauderdale County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 348 violent and 1,229 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the four agencies in Lauderdale County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 4,752 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 Lauderdale County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Lauderdale 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 Lauderdale 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 Lauderdale 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 Lauderdale 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.