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.
Banks County, Georgia, has about 20,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Banks County depends on where the incident happened: the Banks 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: Banks County public records, Banks County arrest records, Banks County warrants, Banks County inmate search, Banks County criminal records, Georgia arrest records and Georgia inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Banks 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 Banks County that is the Banks 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 Baldwin Police Department and the Alto Police Department are each listed by the FBI across several counties including Banks County, so their arrests are not broken out for Banks County here.
Reports from the Banks County Sheriff's Office
The Banks County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 49 violent and 394 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 1,396 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 706-677-2248. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at bankscountysheriff.org (page title: Banks County Sheriff), phone 706-677-2248, Mon-Friday: 8:00AM - 5:00PM, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Banks County
The one city the FBI lists in Banks County with a reporting agency of its own:
- Maysville: 1 violent and 13 property crimes reported for 2025; 34 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: Banks County in 2025
The two agencies in Banks County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 50 violent and 407 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Banks County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,430 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Banks County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Banks 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 Banks 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 Banks County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 706-677-2248. Under the Georgia Open Records Act the answer is due within 3 business days.
Is this the official Banks 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.