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.
Cobb County, Georgia, has about 788,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Cobb County depends on where the incident happened: the Cobb 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: Cobb County public records, Cobb County arrest records, Cobb County warrants, Cobb County inmate search, Cobb County criminal records, Georgia arrest records and Georgia inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Cobb 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 Cobb County that is the Cobb 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 Marietta in Cobb County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
The FBI's list also carries Kennesaw State University (campus police) and Cobb County Board of Education (other agency), each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Cobb County Sheriff's Office
The Cobb County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 31 violent and 248 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 250 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (770) 528-8975. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at cobbsheriff.org/inmates/adult-detention-center/custodial-information (page title: Cobb County Sheriff's Office | Custodial Information:), phone (770) 528-8975, Monday through Friday, during the hours of 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Cobb County
The six cities the FBI lists in Cobb County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Marietta: 185 violent and 977 property crimes reported for 2025; 2,001 arrests reported for 2025.
- Smyrna: 138 violent and 579 property crimes reported for 2025; 414 arrests reported for 2025. The Smyrna police records page is at smyrnaga.gov/your-city/public-safety/police-department/archived/adm..., phone (770) 434-9481 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Kennesaw: 74 violent and 281 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,041 arrests reported for 2025. The Kennesaw police department's page is at kennesaw-ga.gov/police, phone 770-422-2505 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Acworth: 10 violent and 204 property crimes reported for 2025; 316 arrests reported for 2025. The Acworth police records page is at police.acworth-ga.gov/records-division, phone 770-974-1232 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Powder Springs: 53 violent and 119 property crimes reported for 2025; 77 arrests reported for 2025.
- Austell: 75 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: Cobb County in 2025
The seven agencies in Cobb County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,547 violent and 7,981 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the eight agencies in Cobb County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 10,533 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 cobbcounty.gov/board/county-attorney/open-records-requests (page title: Open Records Requests | Cobb County Georgia).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, (770) 528-3080, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Cobb County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Cobb 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 Cobb 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 Cobb County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the State Patrol at Marietta in Cobb County.
How do I get a report from the Cobb County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (770) 528-8975. Under the Georgia Open Records Act the answer is due within 3 business days.
Is this the official Cobb 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.