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 2, 2026.
Lee County, Alabama, has about 188,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Lee County depends on where the incident happened: the Lee 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: Lee County public records, Lee County arrest records, Lee County warrants, Lee County inmate search, Lee County criminal records, Alabama arrest records and Alabama inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Lee 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 Lee County that is the Lee 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 Notasulga Police Department and the Phenix City Police Department are each listed by the FBI across several counties including Lee County, so their arrests are not broken out for Lee County here.
Reports from the Lee County Sheriff's Office
The Lee County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 157 violent and 516 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 2,814 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (334) 749-5651. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at leecosheriffal.gov/corrections/inmate-search (page title: Inmate Search | Lee County Sheriff’s Office | Lee County Sheriff's Office), phone (334) 749-5651, 1900 Frederick Road Opelika, AL 36801, Monday-Friday 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Lee County
The two cities the FBI lists in Lee County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Auburn: 85 violent and 745 property crimes reported for 2025; 2,731 arrests reported for 2025. The Auburn police records page is at auburnal.gov/police/police-report, phone (334) 501-3110 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Opelika: 165 violent and 723 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,491 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: Lee County in 2025
The three agencies in Lee County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 407 violent and 1,984 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the three agencies in Lee County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 7,036 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Lee County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Lee 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 Lee 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 Lee County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (334) 749-5651. Under the Alabama Public Records Law the answer is due within a reasonable time; the statute sets no fixed deadline.
Is this the official Lee 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.