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.
Dodge County, Georgia, has about 20,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Dodge County depends on where the incident happened: the Dodge 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: Dodge County public records, Dodge County arrest records, Dodge County warrants, Dodge County inmate search, Dodge County criminal records, Georgia arrest records and Georgia inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Dodge 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 Dodge County that is the Dodge 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 Dodge County Sheriff's Office
The Dodge County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it reported 90 arrests for 2022.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at dodgecountysheriff.org/jail-population (page title: Jail Population | Dodge Co. Sheriff's Office), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 28, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Dodge County
The two cities the FBI lists in Dodge County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Eastman: 20 violent and 272 property crimes reported for 2025; 735 arrests reported for 2025.
- Milan: 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: Dodge County in 2025
The one agency in Dodge County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 20 violent and 272 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Dodge County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,887 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 Dodge County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Dodge 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 Dodge 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 Dodge 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 Dodge 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.