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.
Limestone County, Alabama, has about 119,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Limestone County depends on where the incident happened: the Limestone 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.
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Which Agency Holds a Report from Limestone 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 Limestone County that is the Limestone 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 Decatur Police Department, the Madison Police Department and the Huntsville Police Department are each listed by the FBI across several counties including Limestone County, so their arrests are not broken out for Limestone County here.
Reports from the Limestone County Sheriff's Office
The Limestone County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 143 violent and 434 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 992 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (256) 232-0111. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at limestonecounty-al.gov/Departments/Sheriff%E2%80%99s-Office (page title: Sheriff’s Office | Limestone Co), phone (256) 232-0111, 100 South Clinton Street, 2nd Floor, Athens, AL 35611, Monday-Friday 8:00AM-4:30PM, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Limestone County
The two cities the FBI lists in Limestone County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Athens: 52 violent and 578 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,612 arrests reported for 2025. The Athens police department's page is at athensalabama.us/206/Police, phone 256-233-8700 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Ardmore: 2 violent and 12 property crimes reported for 2025; 157 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: Limestone County in 2025
The three agencies in Limestone County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 197 violent and 1,024 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the three agencies in Limestone County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,761 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.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, (256) 233-6416, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Limestone County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Limestone 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 Limestone 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 Limestone County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (256) 232-0111. Under the Alabama Public Records Law the answer is due within a reasonable time; the statute sets no fixed deadline.
Is this the official Limestone 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.