Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. The jail figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 24, 2026 and October 9, 2026.
Monroe County, Alabama, has about 19,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), and arrests there are reported to the FBI by the Monroe County Sheriff's Office and three city agencies. An arrest leaves the same records whoever makes it: the arresting agency's report, the record of anyone held at the county jail, and, if the District Attorney files charges, a case in the Monroe County Circuit Court. This guide says who keeps each one, what it costs and who may see it, with the arrest counts each agency reported.
This guide covers who makes arrests, how many arrests, booking and the jail, finding an arrest, copies, cities and common questions.
Related guides: Monroe County public records, Alabama arrest records, Alabama inmate search and Alabama criminal records.
Who Makes Arrests in Monroe County
The Monroe County Sheriff's Office is the county agency that reports arrests to the FBI for Monroe County. It reported 84 arrests for 2025.
Arrests inside three of the county's cities are reported to the FBI by an agency of the city's own, listed here with the Census population and what each reported:
- Monroeville, 5,720 residents: 44 arrests reported for 2024.
- Frisco City, 1,106 residents: 8 arrests reported for 2024.
- Excel, 522 residents: 22 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 Arrests Each Agency Reports in Monroe County
Each agency reports its arrests to the FBI by month, and the FBI publishes them on the Crime Data Explorer. These are the full-year totals, all offenses, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026; a year with months missing or not reported is left out.
- Monroe County Sheriff's Office: 84 for 2025, 48 for 2024, 55 for 2023, 29 for 2022 and 22 for 2021.
- Monroeville: 44 for 2024, 229 for 2023 and 270 for 2022.
- Excel: 22 for 2025, 23 for 2024, 27 for 2023, 36 for 2022 and 33 for 2021.
- Frisco City: 8 for 2024, 16 for 2023, 3 for 2022 and 5 for 2021.
Together, the four agencies with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 123 arrests that year. The same agencies with both 2024 and 2023 complete reported 123 in 2024 against 327 in 2023, down 62 percent.
Booking: Where People Arrested in Monroe County Are Held
The county jail is where a person arrested in Monroe County and kept in custody ends up, whichever agency made the arrest, though a city department may hold someone in its own cells first and a person cited and released at the scene is never booked. The jail's record of each person held, with the charges, is a public record of the arrest, and once the person is released or sentenced the record continues in the court file.
On an average day in 2019 the jail held about 45 people. Its rated capacity in 2019 was 150 beds, and it ran at 30 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Monroe County Sheriff's Office at monroecosheriffga.us/offender-search (page title: Offender Search | mcso-html), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 9, 2026.
How to Find Out About an Arrest in Monroe County
Whether someone was arrested in Monroe County, and what came of it, shows up in two places: the case index of the Monroe County Circuit Court, which shows whether charges were filed and the next court date (the court records page SearchSystems verified is at monroe.alacourt.gov, phone (251)743-2283); the District Attorney, which decides whether an arrest becomes a charge (its page is at alabamaag.gov/victim-assistance-link/alabama-office-of-prosecution-..., phone (334) 242-4191).
Statewide, Alacourt is the statewide online index of Alabama trial court cases, sold by subscription.
Alabama does not let the public search another person's statewide criminal history. The record kept by the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency goes to the person it belongs to and to employers and agencies the law authorizes; for everyone else the court's own case index is the public record of an arrest that led to a charge.
Getting a Copy of an Arrest Record in Monroe County
The report of an arrest is released by the agency that made it; the jail and the court hold their own records of the same event, but not the report. Under the Alabama Public Records Law the agency must answer within a reasonable time; the statute sets no fixed deadline, and it may charge a reasonable fee for copies.
- An arrest by the Monroe County Sheriff's Office: ask its records unit.
- An arrest in Monroeville, Frisco City or Excel: the records unit of the agency that reports for that city; the city guides linked above name each city's records office.
- A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, (334) 242-4191, handles discovery for pending cases.
- The court file of a case that was filed: the Monroe County Circuit Court, through the court records page at monroe.alacourt.gov, phone (251)743-2283.
- Your own statewide record: a fingerprint-based request to ALEA.
The other Monroe County guides go further: warrants, criminal records, court records, police reports, traffic tickets, DUI and divorce records.
Cities in Monroe County: Who Reports the Arrests
The FBI lists a separate arrest reporting agency for three of the five cities in Monroe County: Monroeville, Frisco City and Excel. Vredenburgh and Beatrice have no separate reporting agency in the FBI's list.
Wherever in the county the arrest happens, a person kept in custody goes to the county jail and the case goes to the Monroe County Circuit Court.
SearchSystems has a guide to the offices of these cities in Monroe County, with the 2024 Census Bureau population; a city with its own arrest records guide opens there:
- Monroeville (5,720)
Frequently Asked Questions
How many arrests are made in Monroe County each year?
The Monroe County Sheriff's Office reported 84 arrests to the FBI for 2025. For 2024, the latest year most of the agencies in Monroe County sent in full, the four with every month on file reported 123 between them.
How do I find out if someone is in jail in Monroe County?
Ask the Monroe County Sheriff's Office; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at monroecosheriffga.us/offender-search.
Where are people arrested in Monroe County booked?
Those kept in custody go to the county jail, run by the Monroe County Sheriff's Office; a person cited and released at the scene is not booked.
Are arrest records public in Monroe County?
The court files of criminal cases in the Monroe County Circuit Court are public and can be looked up through the court. The statewide criminal history kept by the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency is not public; you can get your own. The arrest report itself is released by the agency that made the arrest, under the Alabama Public Records Law.
How do I get a copy of an arrest report in Monroe County?
From the agency that made the arrest: the Monroe 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.
Is this the official Monroe 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.