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 4, 2026.
Bryan County, Georgia, has about 51,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Bryan County depends on where the incident happened: the Bryan 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: Bryan County public records, Bryan County arrest records, Bryan County warrants, Bryan County inmate search, Bryan County criminal records, Georgia arrest records and Georgia inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Bryan 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 Bryan County that is the Bryan 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.
Reports from the Bryan County Sheriff's Office
The Bryan County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 33 violent and 137 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 849 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at bryancountyga.gov/government/departments-h-z/sheriff-s-office/deten... (page title: Bryan County Detention Center Page | Bryan County), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 4, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Bryan County
The two cities the FBI lists in Bryan County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Richmond Hill: 40 violent and 183 property crimes reported for 2025; 757 arrests reported for 2024.
- Pembroke: 42 arrests reported for 2021.
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: Bryan County in 2025
The two agencies in Bryan County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 73 violent and 320 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Bryan County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 1,669 arrests to the FBI that year, 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.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at bryancountyga.justfoia.com/publicportal/home/newrequest (page title: Bryan County, GA Public Portal | JustFOIA).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, 912-876-4151, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Bryan County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Bryan 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 Bryan 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 Bryan 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 Bryan 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.