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.
Marshall County, Alabama, has about 102,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Marshall County depends on where the incident happened: the Marshall 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: Marshall County public records, Marshall County arrest records, Marshall County warrants, Marshall County inmate search, Marshall County criminal records, Alabama arrest records and Alabama inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Marshall 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 Marshall County that is the Marshall 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 Marshall County Drug Enforcement Unit (other agency) and Snead State Community College (campus police), each with a records office of its own.
The Sardis City Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Marshall County, so its arrests are not broken out for Marshall County here.
Reports from the Marshall County Sheriff's Office
The Marshall County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 18 violent and 84 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 1 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 256-571-7851. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at marshallso.org/inmate-roster/filters/current/booking_time=desc/1 (page title: Inmate Roster | Marshall County Sheriff's Office | Sort Booking Time | Descending | Page 1), phone 256-571-7851, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Marshall County
The six cities the FBI lists in Marshall County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Albertville: 54 violent and 323 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,907 arrests reported for 2025.
- Boaz: 10 violent and 109 property crimes reported for 2025; 139 arrests reported for 2025.
- Guntersville: 28 violent and 210 property crimes reported for 2025; 528 arrests reported for 2025.
- Arab: 34 violent and 234 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,396 arrests reported for 2025. The Arab police department's page is at arabcity.org/police-department, phone 256.586.7525 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Grant: 4 violent and 41 property crimes reported for 2025; 33 arrests reported for 2025.
- Douglas: 2 violent and 16 property crimes reported for 2025; 80 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: Marshall County in 2025
The seven agencies in Marshall County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 150 violent and 1,017 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the six agencies in Marshall County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 4,004 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 handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Marshall County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Marshall 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 Marshall 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 Marshall County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 256-571-7851. Under the Alabama Public Records Law the answer is due within a reasonable time; the statute sets no fixed deadline.
Is this the official Marshall 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.