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 on September 24, 2026.
Morgan County, Alabama, has about 126,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Morgan County depends on where the incident happened: the Morgan 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: Morgan County public records, Morgan County arrest records, Morgan County warrants, Morgan County criminal records, Morgan County court records, Alabama arrest records and Alabama inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Morgan 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 Morgan County that is the Morgan 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 8th Circuit (other agency) and Calhoun Community College (campus police), each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Morgan County Sheriff's Office
The Morgan County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 61 violent and 239 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 458 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit.
Reports from the City Agencies in Morgan County
The six cities the FBI lists in Morgan County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Decatur: 369 violent and 1,096 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,237 arrests reported for 2025. The Decatur police department's page is at decatur-al.gov/government/departments/police/index.php, phone (256) 341-4600 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Hartselle: 36 violent and 284 property crimes reported for 2025; 610 arrests reported for 2025. The Hartselle police records page is at hartselle.org/191/Police-Reports, phone 256-773-8264 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Priceville: 2 violent and 21 property crimes reported for 2025; 295 arrests reported for 2025.
- Trinity: 1 violent and 22 property crimes reported for 2025; 144 arrests reported for 2025.
- Falkville: 3 violent and 10 property crimes reported for 2025; 134 arrests reported for 2025.
- Somerville: 1 violent and 14 property crimes reported for 2025; 69 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: Morgan County in 2025
The seven agencies in Morgan County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 473 violent and 1,686 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the seven agencies in Morgan County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,947 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Morgan County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Morgan 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 Morgan 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 Morgan 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 Morgan 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.