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 4, 2026.
Lowndes County, Alabama, has about 9,500 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Lowndes County depends on where the incident happened: the Lowndes 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 Lowndes 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 Lowndes County that is the Lowndes 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.
Reports from the Lowndes County Sheriff's Office
The Lowndes County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 9 violent and 56 property crimes reported for 2022 and reported 1 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at lowndescountysheriff.com (page title: About Lowndes County Sheriff and Detention Facility, Alabama), a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 403), so open it in a browser.
Reports from the City Agencies in Lowndes County
The two cities the FBI lists in Lowndes County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Fort Deposit: 11 violent and 43 property crimes reported for 2022; 6 arrests reported for 2023.
- White Hall.
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: Lowndes County in 2022
The two agencies in Lowndes County with all twelve months of 2022 on file reported 20 violent and 99 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Lowndes County with all twelve months of 2022 on file reported 38 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 Lowndes County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Lowndes 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 Lowndes 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 Lowndes 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 Lowndes 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.