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 30, 2026.
Early County, Georgia, has about 10,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Early County depends on where the incident happened: the Early 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: Early County public records, Early County arrest records, Early County warrants, Early County inmate search, Early County criminal records, Georgia arrest records and Georgia inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Early 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 Early County that is the Early 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 Arlington Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Early County, so its arrests are not broken out for Early County here.
Reports from the Early County Sheriff's Office
The Early County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 9 violent and 33 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 58 arrests for 2024.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 229-723-3150. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at earlycountysheriff.com/detention-.html (page title: EARLY COUNTY JAIL | EARLY COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE), phone 229-723-3150, 18610, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Early County
The one city the FBI lists in Early County with a reporting agency of its own:
- Blakely: 85 violent and 91 property crimes reported for 2025; 198 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: Early County in 2025
The two agencies in Early County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 94 violent and 124 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Early County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 230 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.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at earlycountysheriff.com/Open-Records.html (page title: Open Records Request | EARLY COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE).
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Early County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Early 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 Early 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 Early County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 229-723-3150. Under the Georgia Open Records Act the answer is due within 3 business days.
Is this the official Early 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.