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 1, 2026.
Chatham County, Georgia, has about 307,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Chatham County depends on where the incident happened: the Chatham 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: Chatham County public records, Chatham County arrest records, Chatham County warrants, Chatham County inmate search, Chatham County criminal records, Georgia arrest records and Georgia inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Chatham County
The report of an incident is released by the agency that took it; the court and the jail hold their own records of the same event, but not the report.
In Chatham County that is the Chatham 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 Savannah in Chatham County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
The FBI's agency list also places two campus police departments, one state agency and three other agencies in Chatham County, each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Chatham County Sheriff's Office
The Chatham County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it reported 1,152 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 912-651-3700. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at sheriff.chathamcountyga.gov (page title: Chatham County Sheriff's Office), phone 912-651-3700, 1050 Carl Griffin Drive Savannah, GA 31405, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Chatham County
The seven cities the FBI lists in Chatham County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Savannah: 208 violent and 146 property crimes reported for 2025; 6,303 arrests reported for 2021.
- Pooler: 661 arrests reported for 2024. The Pooler police department's page is at pooler-ga.gov/departments/police-department, phone (912) 748-7333 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Port Wentworth: 27 violent and 90 property crimes reported for 2025; 264 arrests reported for 2025. The Port Wentworth police department's page is at portwentworthga.gov/dept-police-infomap, phone 888-373-7888 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Garden City: 63 violent and 262 property crimes reported for 2025; 532 arrests reported for 2025.
- Tybee Island: 2 violent and 31 property crimes reported for 2025; 300 arrests reported for 2025.
- Bloomingdale: 5 violent and 34 property crimes reported for 2025; 75 arrests reported for 2025.
- Thunderbolt: 6 violent and 50 property crimes reported for 2025; 86 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: Chatham County in 2025
The six agencies in Chatham County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 311 violent and 613 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the five agencies in Chatham County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,323 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 chathamcountyga.justfoia.com/publicportal/home/newrequest (page title: Chatham County, GA Public Portal | JustFOIA).
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Chatham County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Chatham 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 Chatham 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 Chatham County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the State Patrol at Savannah in Chatham County.
How do I get a report from the Chatham County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 912-651-3700. Under the Georgia Open Records Act the answer is due within 3 business days.
Is this the official Chatham 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.