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.
Tallapoosa County, Alabama, has about 41,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Tallapoosa County depends on where the incident happened: the Tallapoosa 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: Tallapoosa County public records, Tallapoosa County arrest records, Tallapoosa County warrants, Tallapoosa County inmate search, Tallapoosa County criminal records, Alabama arrest records and Alabama inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Tallapoosa 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 Tallapoosa County that is the Tallapoosa 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 Central Alabama Community College (campus police), with a records office of its own.
The Tallassee Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Tallapoosa County, so its arrests are not broken out for Tallapoosa County here.
Reports from the Tallapoosa County Sheriff's Office
The Tallapoosa County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it reported 490 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (256) 825-4264. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at tallaco.com/departments/sheriff (page title: Sheriff | Tallapoosa County), phone (256) 825-4264, 316 Industrial Park Drive Dadeville, AL 36853, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Tallapoosa County
The five cities the FBI lists in Tallapoosa County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Alexander City: 116 violent and 458 property crimes reported for 2025; 966 arrests reported for 2025.
- Dadeville: 15 violent and 43 property crimes reported for 2025; 198 arrests reported for 2025.
- Camp Hill: 9 violent and 12 property crimes reported for 2025; 23 arrests reported for 2025.
- New Site: 0 violent and 1 property crimes reported for 2025; 5 arrests reported for 2025.
- Jacksons' Gap: 3 violent and 5 property crimes reported for 2025; 27 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: Tallapoosa County in 2025
The five agencies in Tallapoosa County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 143 violent and 519 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the six agencies in Tallapoosa County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,709 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.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, (256) 234-3741, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Tallapoosa County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Tallapoosa 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 Tallapoosa 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 Tallapoosa County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (256) 825-4264. Under the Alabama Public Records Law the answer is due within a reasonable time; the statute sets no fixed deadline.
Is this the official Tallapoosa 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.