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 on September 23, 2026.
Glades County, Florida, has about 13,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Glades County depends on where the incident happened: the Glades 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: Glades County public records, Glades County arrest records, Glades County warrants, Glades County inmate search, Glades County criminal records, Florida arrest records and Florida inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Glades County
The report of an incident is released by the agency that took it; the court and the jail hold their own records of the same event, but not the report.
In Glades County that is the Glades 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 Glades County in Glades 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 Glades County, each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Glades County Sheriff's Office
The Glades County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 17 violent and 63 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 183 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 844-394-6639. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at gladessheriff.org/corrections/inmate_information/index.php (page title: Welcome to Glades County Sheriff's Office), phone 844-394-6639, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Cities in Glades County
The FBI lists no city in Glades County with a reporting agency of its own.
The one city in the county is Moore Haven.
How Many Reports: Glades County in 2025
The one agency in Glades County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 17 violent and 63 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
The Glades County Sheriff's Office reported 183 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 Glades County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Glades 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 Glades 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 Glades County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Highway Patrol in Glades County in Glades County.
How do I get a report from the Glades County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 844-394-6639. 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 Glades 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.