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 9, 2026.
Carroll County, Georgia, has about 130,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Carroll County depends on where the incident happened: the Carroll 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: Carroll County public records, Carroll County arrest records, Carroll County warrants, Carroll County inmate search, Carroll County criminal records, Georgia arrest records and Georgia inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Carroll 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 Carroll County that is the Carroll 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 Villa Rica in Carroll County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
The FBI's list also carries the University of West Georgia (campus police), with a records office of its own.
The Bremen Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Carroll County, so its arrests are not broken out for Carroll County here.
Reports from the Carroll County Sheriff's Office
The Carroll County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 119 violent and 504 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 702 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at carrollcountyga.gov/905/Sheriffs-Office (page title: Sheriff's Office | Carroll County, GA), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 28, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Carroll County
The six cities the FBI lists in Carroll County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Carrollton: 63 violent and 461 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,131 arrests reported for 2025.
- Villa Rica: 819 arrests reported for 2023. The Villa Rica police records page is at villarica.gov/police/chiefs_office/reports.php (verified September 25, 2026).
- Temple: 8 violent and 57 property crimes reported for 2025; 26 arrests reported for 2025.
- Bowdon: 5 violent and 29 property crimes reported for 2025; 17 arrests reported for 2025.
- Mount Zion: 0 violent and 14 property crimes reported for 2025; 9 arrests reported for 2025.
- Whitesburg: 1 violent and 4 property crimes reported for 2025; 8 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: Carroll County in 2025
The six agencies in Carroll County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 196 violent and 1,069 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the six agencies in Carroll County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,893 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 carrollcountyga.gov/303/Open-Records-Request (page title: Open Records Request | Carroll County, GA).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, 770-830-5908, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Carroll County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Carroll 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 Carroll 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 Carroll County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the State Patrol at Villa Rica in Carroll County.
How do I get a report from the Carroll 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 Carroll 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.