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 9, 2026.
Cook County, Georgia, has about 18,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Cook County depends on where the incident happened: the Cook 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: Cook County public records, Cook County arrest records, Cook County warrants, Cook County inmate search, Cook County criminal records, Georgia arrest records and Georgia inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Cook 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 Cook County that is the Cook 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 Cook County Sheriff's Office
The Cook County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 11 violent and 55 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 549 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at cookcountyga.us/departments-and-offices/sheriffs-office (page title: Sheriff's Office | Cook County Georgia), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 9, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Cook County
The three cities the FBI lists in Cook County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Adel. The Adel police department's page is at cityofadelga.gov/police-department, phone 229-896-4504 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Sparks.
- Lenox: 1,152 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: Cook County in 2025
The one agency in Cook County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 11 violent and 55 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Cook County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,701 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.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, (229) 896-3102, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Cook County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Cook 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 Cook 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 Cook 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 Cook 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.