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.
Marion County, Alabama, has about 29,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Marion County depends on where the incident happened: the Marion 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: Marion County public records, Marion County arrest records, Marion County warrants, Marion County criminal records, Marion County court records, Alabama arrest records and Alabama inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Marion 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 Marion County that is the Marion 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 District Attorney at 25th Circuit and Marion County Drug Task Force (other agency), each with a records office of its own.
The Haleyville Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Marion County, so its arrests are not broken out for Marion County here.
Reports from the Marion County Sheriff's Office
The Marion County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 5 violent and 65 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 42 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit.
Reports from the City Agencies in Marion County
The six cities the FBI lists in Marion County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Hamilton: 21 violent and 104 property crimes reported for 2025; 351 arrests reported for 2025. The Hamilton police department's page is at hamiltoncityal.org/Departments/Police (verified September 26, 2026).
- Winfield: 5 violent and 123 property crimes reported for 2025; 180 arrests reported for 2025.
- Guin: 10 violent and 17 property crimes reported for 2025; 136 arrests reported for 2025.
- Hackleburg: 49 arrests reported for 2024.
- Bear Creek: 4 violent and 20 property crimes reported for 2025; 61 arrests reported for 2025.
- Brilliant: 8 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: Marion County in 2025
The five agencies in Marion County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 45 violent and 329 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the five agencies in Marion County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 770 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 Marion County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Marion 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 Marion 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 Marion 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 Marion 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.