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 on September 23, 2026.
Catoosa County, Georgia, has about 69,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Catoosa County depends on where the incident happened: the Catoosa 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: Catoosa County public records, Catoosa County arrest records, Catoosa County warrants, Catoosa County inmate search, Catoosa County criminal records, Georgia arrest records and Georgia inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Catoosa 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 Catoosa County that is the Catoosa 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 Brunswick in Catoosa County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
Reports from the Catoosa County Sheriff's Office
The Catoosa County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 79 violent and 207 property crimes reported for 2024 and reported 2,013 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at catoosacountysheriff.com/general-information (page title: General Information | Catoosa County Sheriff's Office | Sheriff Gary Sisk), 5842 Highway 41, Ringgold, GA 30736, Monday thru Friday from 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Catoosa County
The two cities the FBI lists in Catoosa County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Fort Oglethorpe: 17 violent and 335 property crimes reported for 2024; 601 arrests reported for 2025.
- Ringgold: 148 arrests reported for 2023.
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: Catoosa County in 2024
The two agencies in Catoosa County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 96 violent and 542 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Catoosa County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,614 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 catoosacountyga.gov/Home/Components/News/News/402/16 (page title: Catoosa County Launches New Platform for Open Records Requests | News List | Catoosa County, GA).
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Catoosa County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Catoosa 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 Catoosa 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 Catoosa County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the State Patrol at Brunswick in Catoosa County.
How do I get a report from the Catoosa 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 Catoosa 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.