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.
Lawrence County, Alabama, has about 34,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Lawrence County depends on where the incident happened: the Lawrence 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: Lawrence County public records, Lawrence County arrest records, Lawrence County warrants, Lawrence County inmate search, Lawrence County criminal records, Alabama arrest records and Alabama inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Lawrence 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 Lawrence County that is the Lawrence 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 Trinity Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Lawrence County, so its arrests are not broken out for Lawrence County here.
Reports from the Lawrence County Sheriff's Office
The Lawrence County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it reported 183 arrests for 2024.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at sheriff.lawrencecountyal.gov/jail-info/inmates (page title: Inmates | Lawrence County Sheriff's Department), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Lawrence County
The five cities the FBI lists in Lawrence County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Moulton: 7 violent and 66 property crimes reported for 2024; 240 arrests reported for 2025.
- Town Creek: 2 violent and 5 property crimes reported for 2024; 54 arrests reported for 2025.
- Courtland: 149 arrests reported for 2025.
- North Courtland: 0 violent and 2 property crimes reported for 2024; 5 arrests reported for 2024.
- Hillsboro: 0 violent and 0 property crimes reported for 2024; 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: Lawrence County in 2024
The four agencies in Lawrence County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 9 violent and 73 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the five agencies in Lawrence County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 523 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.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, 256-974-2446, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Lawrence County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Lawrence 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 Lawrence 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 Lawrence 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 Lawrence 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.