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 2, 2026.
Candler 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 Candler County depends on where the incident happened: the Candler 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: Candler County public records, Candler County arrest records, Candler County warrants, Candler County inmate search, Candler County criminal records, Georgia arrest records and Georgia inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Candler 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 Candler County that is the Candler 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 Candler County Sheriff's Office
The Candler County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 8 violent and 53 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 131 arrests for 2024.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 912-685-2568. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at candlersheriff.com/Jail-Division (page title: Jail Division), phone 912-685-2568, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Candler County
The one city the FBI lists in Candler County with a reporting agency of its own:
- Metter: 12 violent and 58 property crimes reported for 2025; 95 arrests reported for 2024.
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: Candler County in 2025
The two agencies in Candler County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 20 violent and 111 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Candler County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 226 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 candlerco-ga.gov/1233/Submit-Open-Records-Request (page title: Submit Open Records Request | Candler County, GA).
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Candler County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Candler 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 Candler 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 Candler County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 912-685-2568. Under the Georgia Open Records Act the answer is due within 3 business days.
Is this the official Candler 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.