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 28, 2026.
Dade County, Georgia, has about 16,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Dade County depends on where the incident happened: the Dade 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: Dade County public records, Dade County arrest records, Dade County warrants, Dade County inmate search, Dade County criminal records, Georgia arrest records and Georgia inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Dade 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 Dade County that is the Dade 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 Dade County Sheriff's Office
The Dade County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 12 violent and 65 property crimes reported for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 706-657-3233. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at dadecounty-ga.gov/m/directory/department?did=14 (page title: Staff Directory, Sheriff's Department), phone 706-657-3233, 75 Case Avenue Trenton, GA 30752, Monday - Friday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 28, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Dade County
The one city the FBI lists in Dade County with a reporting agency of its own:
- Trenton: 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: Dade County in 2025
The one agency in Dade County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 12 violent and 65 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Trenton reported 1,152 arrests to the FBI for 2024, 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 dadecounty-ga.gov/359/Open-Records-Request (page title: Open Records Request | Dade County, GA).
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Dade County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Dade 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 Dade 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 Dade County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 706-657-3233. Under the Georgia Open Records Act the answer is due within 3 business days.
Is this the official Dade 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.