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 2, 2026.
Gulf County, Florida, has about 16,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Gulf County depends on where the incident happened: the Gulf 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: Gulf County public records, Gulf County arrest records, Gulf County warrants, Gulf County inmate search, Gulf County criminal records, Florida arrest records and Florida inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Gulf 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 Gulf County that is the Gulf 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 Gulf County in Gulf 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 Gulf County, each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Gulf County Sheriff's Office
The Gulf County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 17 violent and 51 property crimes reported for 2024 and reported 313 arrests for 2024.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at gulfsheriff.com/arrest-log.cfm (page title: Gulf County Sheriff's Office), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Gulf County
The one city the FBI lists in Gulf County with a reporting agency of its own:
- Port St. Joe: 0 violent and 18 property crimes reported for 2024; 14 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: Gulf County in 2024
The two agencies in Gulf County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 17 violent and 69 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Gulf County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 322 arrests to the FBI that year, 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.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at gulfcountyfl.nextrequest.com (page title: Open Public Records RequestNextRequest | Modern FOIA & Public Records Request Software).
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Gulf County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Gulf 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 Gulf 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 Gulf County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Highway Patrol in Gulf County in Gulf County.
How do I get a report from the Gulf 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 Gulf 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.