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 September 30, 2026.
Bacon County, Georgia, has about 11,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Bacon County depends on where the incident happened: the Bacon 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 Georgia Open Records Act 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: Bacon County public records, Bacon County arrest records, Bacon County warrants, Bacon County criminal records, Bacon County court records, Georgia arrest records and Georgia inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Bacon 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 Bacon County that is the Bacon 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 carries Bacon County Schools (other agency), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Bacon County Sheriff's Office
The Bacon County Sheriff's Office is the county agency.
Its reports come from its records unit.
Reports from the City Agencies in Bacon County
The one city the FBI lists in Bacon County with a reporting agency of its own:
- Alma: 16 violent and 92 property crimes reported for 2025; 112 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: Bacon County in 2025
The one agency in Bacon County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 16 violent and 92 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Alma reported 112 arrests to the FBI for 2025, and each arrest is a report of its own.
What the Georgia Open Records Act Requires
Under the Georgia Open Records Act the agency must answer a request within 3 business days, and it may charge for search, retrieval and copying after the first quarter hour. The request goes to the agency that holds the report, in writing, and does not have to say why the report is wanted.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Bacon County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Bacon County Sheriff's Office for its own arrests, or the agency that reports for the city where it happened. Under the Georgia Open Records Act the answer is due within 3 business days.
How long does an agency in Bacon County have to answer?
Under the Georgia Open Records Act, within 3 business days. It may charge for search, retrieval and copying after the first quarter hour.
How do I get a report from the Bacon County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit. Under the Georgia Open Records Act the answer is due within 3 business days.
Is this the official Bacon 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.