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 on September 24, 2026.
Wilcox County, Alabama, has about 9,900 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), and arrests there are reported to the FBI by the Wilcox County Sheriff's Office and two 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 Wilcox 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: Wilcox County public records, Alabama arrest records, Alabama inmate search and Alabama criminal records.
Who Makes Arrests in Wilcox County
The Wilcox County Sheriff's Office is the county agency that reports arrests to the FBI for Wilcox County. It reported 25 arrests for 2025.
Arrests inside two 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:
- Camden, 1,695 residents: 24 arrests reported for 2025.
- Pine Hill, 706 residents: 32 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 Wilcox 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.
- Pine Hill: 32 for 2025, 49 for 2024, 25 for 2023, 20 for 2022, 42 for 2021 and 58 for 2020.
- Wilcox County Sheriff's Office: 25 for 2025 and 9 for 2023; 2024 is missing months.
- Camden: 24 for 2025, 17 for 2024 and 28 for 2022; 2023 is missing months.
Together, the three agencies with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 81 arrests that year. The two of them with both 2025 and 2024 complete reported 56 in 2025 against 66 in 2024, down 15 percent.
Through May 2026, the three agencies with every month so far on file reported 33 arrests, against 38 in the same months of 2025.
Booking: Where People Arrested in Wilcox County Are Held
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Wilcox County is held at the county jail, whichever agency made the arrest, apart from the short stay some city departments' own holding cells allow; a person cited and released at the scene is not booked at all. The jail's record of each person held, with the charges, is a public record of the arrest, and the court file takes over from there.
On an average day in 2019 the jail held about 36 people. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Wilcox County Sheriff's Office at wilcoxcountysheriff.com/jailinfo.php (page title: Wilcox County Sheriff's Office Jail Information), phone (334) 682-4715, 240 Highway 265 S Camden, AL 36726, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
How to Find Out About an Arrest in Wilcox County
For Wilcox County the place to look is the case index of the Wilcox County Circuit Court, which shows whether charges were filed and the next court date (the court records page SearchSystems verified is at wilcox.alacourt.gov, phone (334) 682-4126).
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 Wilcox County
An arrest report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, and that agency releases it, not the court or the jail. 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 Wilcox County Sheriff's Office: ask its records unit, reached through the office at (334) 682-4715.
- An arrest in Camden or Pine Hill: the records unit of the agency that reports for that city.
- The court file of a case that was filed: the Wilcox County Circuit Court, through the court records page at wilcox.alacourt.gov, phone (334) 682-4126.
- Your own statewide record: a fingerprint-based request to ALEA.
Cities in Wilcox County: Who Reports the Arrests
The FBI lists a separate arrest reporting agency for two of the five cities in Wilcox County: Camden and Pine Hill. Yellow Bluff, Pine Apple and Oak Hill 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 Wilcox County Circuit Court.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many arrests are made in Wilcox County each year?
Pine Hill reported 32 arrests to the FBI for 2025, and the three agencies with every month of 2025 on file reported 81 between them.
How do I find out if someone is in jail in Wilcox County?
Ask the Wilcox County Sheriff's Office at (334) 682-4715; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at wilcoxcountysheriff.com/jailinfo.php.
Where are people arrested in Wilcox County booked?
Those kept in custody go to the county jail, run by the Wilcox County Sheriff's Office; a person cited and released at the scene is not booked.
Are arrest records public in Wilcox County?
The court files of criminal cases in the Wilcox 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 Wilcox County?
From the agency that made the arrest: the Wilcox 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 Wilcox 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.