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.
Baker County, Florida, has about 29,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Baker County depends on where the incident happened: the Baker 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, cities, how many reports, what the law requires and common questions.
Related guides: Baker County public records, Baker County arrest records, Baker County warrants, Baker County inmate search, Baker County criminal records, Florida arrest records and Florida inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Baker 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 Baker County that is the Baker 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 Baker County in Baker 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 five state agencies in Baker County, each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Baker County Sheriff's Office
The Baker County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 88 violent and 134 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 548 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at bakersheriff.org/jaillist.htm (page title: Jail List), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Cities in Baker County
The FBI lists no city in Baker County with a reporting agency of its own.
The cities and towns in the county are Macclenny and Glen St. Mary.
How Many Reports: Baker County in 2025
The one agency in Baker County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 88 violent and 134 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
The Baker County Sheriff's Office reported 548 arrests to the FBI for 2025, and each arrest is a report of its own.
What the Florida Public Records Act (Chapter 119) Requires
The Florida Public Records Act (Chapter 119) sets the rules: an answer promptly and in good faith; the statute sets no number of days, at a charge of the copy fees set by statute, plus a special service charge for large requests, from the agency that holds the report.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Baker County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Baker 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 Baker 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 Baker County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Highway Patrol in Baker County in Baker County.
How do I get a report from the Baker 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 Baker 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.