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.
Gilmer County, Georgia, has about 33,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Gilmer County depends on where the incident happened: the Gilmer 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: Gilmer County public records, Gilmer County arrest records, Gilmer County warrants, Gilmer County inmate search, Gilmer County criminal records, Georgia arrest records and Georgia inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Gilmer 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 Gilmer County that is the Gilmer 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 Gilmer County Sheriff's Office
The Gilmer County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 56 violent and 155 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 515 arrests for 2024.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 706-635-8911. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at gilmersheriff.com (page title: Gilmer County Sheriff's Office | Georgia), phone 706-635-8911, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Gilmer County
The two cities the FBI lists in Gilmer County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Ellijay: 0 violent and 14 property crimes reported for 2025; 108 arrests reported for 2025.
- East Ellijay: 4 violent and 33 property crimes reported for 2025; 66 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: Gilmer County in 2025
The three agencies in Gilmer County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 60 violent and 202 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Gilmer County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 174 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.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at gilmercounty-ga.gov/open-records-request (page title: Open Records Request | Gilmer County Georgia).
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Gilmer County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Gilmer 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 Gilmer 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 Gilmer County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 706-635-8911. Under the Georgia Open Records Act the answer is due within 3 business days.
Is this the official Gilmer 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.