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 23, 2026 and October 1, 2026.
Alachua County, Florida, has about 292,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Alachua County depends on where the incident happened: the Alachua 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 Florida Public Records Act (Chapter 119) 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: Alachua County public records, Alachua County arrest records, Alachua County warrants, Alachua County inmate search, Alachua County criminal records, Florida arrest records and Florida inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Alachua 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 Alachua County that is the Alachua 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 places the Highway Patrol in Alachua County in Alachua County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
The FBI's agency list also places two campus police departments and five state agencies in Alachua County, each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Alachua County Sheriff's Office
The Alachua County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 217 violent and 814 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 1,094 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at acso.us/inmate-search (page title: Inmate Search | ALACHUA COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Alachua County
The three cities the FBI lists in Alachua County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Gainesville: 953 violent and 3,307 property crimes reported for 2025; 2,163 arrests reported for 2025. The Gainesville police records page is at police.gainesvillefl.gov/About-GPD/Our-Departments-Units/Patrol-Sup..., phone 352-334-5015 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Alachua.
- High Springs: 9 violent and 28 property crimes reported for 2025; 55 arrests reported for 2025. The High Springs police records page is at highsprings.gov/police/page/records, phone 386-454-7319 (verified September 26, 2026).
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: Alachua County in 2025
The three agencies in Alachua County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,179 violent and 4,149 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the three agencies in Alachua County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 3,312 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
What the Florida Public Records Act (Chapter 119) Requires
Under the Florida Public Records Act (Chapter 119) the agency must answer a request promptly and in good faith; the statute sets no number of days, and it may charge the copy fees set by statute, plus a special service charge for large requests. The request goes to the agency that holds the report, in writing, and does not have to say why the report is wanted.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at alachuacounty.us/Depts/Attorney/Pages/PublicRecordsRequest.aspx (page title: County Attorney).
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Alachua County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Alachua County Sheriff's Office for its own arrests, or the agency that reports for the city where it happened. Under the Florida Public Records Act (Chapter 119) the answer is due promptly and in good faith; the statute sets no number of days.
How long does an agency in Alachua County have to answer?
Under the Florida Public Records Act (Chapter 119), promptly and in good faith; the statute sets no number of days. It may charge the copy fees set by statute, plus a special service charge for large requests.
Who has a crash report from a state highway in Alachua County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Highway Patrol in Alachua County in Alachua County.
How do I get a report from the Alachua County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit. Under the Florida Public Records Act (Chapter 119) the answer is due promptly and in good faith; the statute sets no number of days.
Is this the official Alachua 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.