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.
Bibb County, Georgia, has about 157,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Bibb County depends on where the incident happened: the Bibb 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, cities, how many reports, what the law requires and common questions.
Related guides: Bibb County public records, Bibb County arrest records, Bibb County warrants, Bibb County inmate search, Bibb County criminal records, Georgia arrest records and Georgia inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Bibb 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 Bibb County that is the Bibb 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 Mercer University (campus police), Bibb County Board of Education (other agency) and the Georgia Forestry Commission (state agency), each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Bibb County Sheriff's Office
The Bibb County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 2,031 violent and 5,379 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 1,411 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at bibbsheriff.us/isearch, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
Cities in Bibb County
The FBI lists no city in Bibb County with a reporting agency of its own.
The one city in the county is Macon-Bibb County.
How Many Reports: Bibb County in 2025
The one agency in Bibb County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,031 violent and 5,379 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
The Bibb County Sheriff's Office reported 1,411 arrests to the FBI for 2025, 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 maconbibbcountyga.justfoia.com/publicportal/home/newrequest (page title: Macon-Bibb County, GA Public Portal | JustFOIA).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, 478-621-6427, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Bibb County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Bibb 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 Bibb 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 Bibb 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 Bibb 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.