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.
Baldwin County, Georgia, has about 44,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Baldwin County depends on where the incident happened: the Baldwin 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: Baldwin County public records, Baldwin County arrest records, Baldwin County warrants, Baldwin County inmate search, Baldwin County criminal records, Georgia arrest records and Georgia inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Baldwin 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 Baldwin County that is the Baldwin 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 State Patrol at Milledgeville in Baldwin County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
The FBI's list also carries Georgia Military College and Georgia College and State University (campus police), each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Baldwin County Sheriff's Office
The Baldwin County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 119 violent and 391 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 735 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 478-445-5102. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at baldwinsheriff.com (page title: Baldwin County Sheriff's Office), phone 478-445-5102, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 29, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Baldwin County
The one city the FBI lists in Baldwin County with a reporting agency of its own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Milledgeville: 111 violent and 505 property crimes reported for 2025; 429 arrests reported for 2025. The Milledgeville police records page is at milledgevillepdga.gov/records-division.html (verified September 25, 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: Baldwin County in 2025
The two agencies in Baldwin County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 230 violent and 896 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Baldwin County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,164 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
What the Georgia Open Records Act Requires
The Georgia Open Records Act sets the rules: an answer within 3 business days, at a charge of for search, retrieval and copying after the first quarter hour, from the agency that holds the report.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at baldwincountyal.nextrequest.com/requests/new (page title: NextRequest | Modern FOIA & Public Records Request Software).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, (478) 445-5261, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Baldwin County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Baldwin 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 Baldwin 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.
Who has a crash report from a state highway in Baldwin County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the State Patrol at Milledgeville in Baldwin County.
How do I get a report from the Baldwin County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 478-445-5102. Under the Georgia Open Records Act the answer is due within 3 business days.
Is this the official Baldwin 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.