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 9, 2026.
Montgomery County, Alabama, has about 226,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Montgomery County depends on where the incident happened: the Montgomery 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: Montgomery County public records, Montgomery County arrest records, Montgomery County warrants, Montgomery County inmate search, Montgomery County criminal records, Alabama arrest records and Alabama inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Montgomery 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 Montgomery County that is the Montgomery 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 agency list also places three state agencies, four campus police departments and one other agency in Montgomery County, each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office
The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 73 violent and 329 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 720 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at mcsojail.countygovservices.com/Home/Menu (page title: Montgomery County Sheriff's Office), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 9, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Montgomery County
The one city the FBI lists in Montgomery County with a reporting agency of its own:
- Montgomery: 1,256 violent and 5,661 property crimes reported for 2025; 424 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: Montgomery County in 2025
The two agencies in Montgomery County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,329 violent and 5,990 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Montgomery County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,144 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.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at montgomeryal.gov/government/city-government/city-departments/city-c... (page title: Request for Public Records | City of Montgomery, AL).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, (334) 242-4191, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Montgomery County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Montgomery 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 Montgomery 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 Montgomery 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 Montgomery 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.