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.
Charlton County, Georgia, has about 13,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Charlton County depends on where the incident happened: the Charlton 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: Charlton County public records, Charlton County arrest records, Charlton County warrants, Charlton County inmate search, Charlton County criminal records, Georgia arrest records and Georgia inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Charlton 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 Charlton County that is the Charlton 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 Charlton County Sheriff's Office
The Charlton County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it reported 392 arrests for 2020.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 912-496-7321. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at charltoncountyga.us/207/Sheriff (page title: Sheriff | Charlton County, GA), phone 912-496-7321, 1548 Third Street Folkston, GA 31537-8906, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Charlton County
The two cities the FBI lists in Charlton County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Folkston: 4 violent and 22 property crimes reported for 2025; 58 arrests reported for 2025.
- Homeland.
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: Charlton County in 2025
The one agency in Charlton County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 4 violent and 22 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Folkston reported 58 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 charltoncountyga.us/DocumentCenter/View/553/BOC-Open-Records-Reques... (page title: Visit our website at www.CharltonCountyGA.us Charlton County, Georgia).
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Charlton County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Charlton 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 Charlton 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 Charlton County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 912-496-7321. Under the Georgia Open Records Act the answer is due within 3 business days.
Is this the official Charlton 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.