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 4, 2026.
Randolph County, Alabama, has about 23,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Randolph County depends on where the incident happened: the Randolph 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: Randolph County public records, Randolph County arrest records, Randolph County warrants, Randolph County inmate search, Randolph County criminal records, Alabama arrest records and Alabama inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Randolph 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 Randolph County that is the Randolph 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 Southern Union State Community College (campus police) and 5th Judicial Circuit Narcotics Unit (other agency), each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Randolph County Sheriff's Office
The Randolph County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 43 violent and 231 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 50 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 256-357-4545. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at randolphcountyal.gov/sheriffs-office (page title: Sheriff's Office | Randolph County Alabama), phone 256-357-4545, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 4, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Randolph County
The three cities the FBI lists in Randolph County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Roanoke: 46 violent and 145 property crimes reported for 2025; 591 arrests reported for 2025. The Roanoke police department's page is at roanokealabama.org/police, phone 334-863-4129 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Wadley: 1 violent and 3 property crimes reported for 2025; 4 arrests reported for 2025.
- Wedowee: 3 violent and 39 property crimes reported for 2025; 131 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: Randolph County in 2025
The four agencies in Randolph County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 93 violent and 418 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the four agencies in Randolph County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 776 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 randolphcountyal.gov/open-records-requests (page title: Open Records Requests | Randolph County Alabama).
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Randolph County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Randolph 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 Randolph 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 Randolph County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 256-357-4545. Under the Alabama Public Records Law the answer is due within a reasonable time; the statute sets no fixed deadline.
Is this the official Randolph 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.