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.
Dougherty County, Georgia, has about 82,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Dougherty County depends on where the incident happened: the Dougherty 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: Dougherty County public records, Dougherty County arrest records, Dougherty County warrants, Dougherty County inmate search, Dougherty County property records, Georgia arrest records and Georgia inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Dougherty 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 Dougherty County that is the Dougherty 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 Albany in Dougherty County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
The FBI's list also carries Albany State University and Albany Technical College (campus police) and Dougherty County Board of Education (other agency), each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Dougherty County Sheriff's Office
The Dougherty County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 4 violent and 11 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 38 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 229-302-3600. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at dougherty.ga.us/Government/Public-Safety/Sheriff%E2%80%99s-Office (page title: Sheriff’s Office Dougherty County, GA), phone 229-302-3600, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Dougherty County
The one city the FBI lists in Dougherty County with a reporting agency of its own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Albany: 982 violent and 2,487 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,283 arrests reported for 2025. The Albany police department's page is at albanyga.gov/City-Departments/Albany-Police-Department/FAQs, phone 229-431-2100 (verified September 25, 2026).
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: Dougherty County in 2025
The three agencies in Dougherty County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,054 violent and 2,721 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the three agencies in Dougherty County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,488 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
What the Georgia Open Records Act Requires
The Georgia Open Records Act sets the rules: an answer within 3 business days, at a charge of for search, retrieval and copying after the first quarter hour, from the agency that holds the report.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, 229.431.3233, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Dougherty County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Dougherty 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 Dougherty 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 Dougherty County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the State Patrol at Albany in Dougherty County.
How do I get a report from the Dougherty County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 229-302-3600. Under the Georgia Open Records Act the answer is due within 3 business days.
Is this the official Dougherty 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.