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.
Clayton County, Georgia, has about 298,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Clayton County depends on where the incident happened: the Clayton County Police Department 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: Clayton County public records, Clayton County arrest records, Clayton County warrants, Clayton County inmate search, Clayton County criminal records, Georgia arrest records and Georgia inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Clayton 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 Clayton County that is the Clayton County Police Department 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 carries Clayton State University (campus police) and Clayton County Schools (other agency), each with a records office of its own.
The College Park Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Clayton County, so its arrests are not broken out for Clayton County here.
Reports from the Clayton County Police Department
The Clayton County Police Department is the county agency; it had 1,566 violent and 6,031 property crimes reported for 2024 and reported 5,866 arrests for 2024.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (770) 477-4441. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at claytonsheriff.com/clayton-county-inmate-search (page title: Clayton County Jail Inmate Search: Bookings & Records), phone (770) 477-4441, a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 403), so open it in a browser.
Reports from the City Agencies in Clayton County
The six cities the FBI lists in Clayton County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Forest Park: 109 violent and 558 property crimes reported for 2024; 1,723 arrests reported for 2025. The Forest Park police records page is at forestparkga.gov/departments/police_services/public_records_request..., phone (404) 366-4720 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Riverdale.
- Lovejoy: 1,152 arrests reported for 2025. The Lovejoy police department's page is at cityoflovejoy.com/187/Police-Department, phone (678) 610-9748 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Morrow: 35 violent and 410 property crimes reported for 2024; 624 arrests reported for 2025. The Morrow police department's page is at morrowga.gov/police, phone 770.961.4006 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Jonesboro.
- Lake City: 13 violent and 81 property crimes reported for 2024; 91 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: Clayton County in 2024
The four agencies in Clayton County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 1,723 violent and 7,080 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the three agencies in Clayton County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 3,499 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Clayton County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Clayton County Police Department 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 Clayton 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 Clayton County Police Department?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (770) 477-4441. Under the Georgia Open Records Act the answer is due within 3 business days.
Is this the official Clayton 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.