Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. The jail figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 23, 2026 and September 30, 2026.
Glynn County, Georgia, has about 87,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), and arrests there are reported to the FBI by the Glynn County Sheriff's Office, one other county agency, one city agency and two campus, state or other agencies. An arrest leaves the same records whoever makes it: the arresting agency's report, the record of anyone held at the county jail, and, if the District Attorney files charges, a case in the Glynn County Superior Court. This guide says who keeps each one, what it costs and who may see it, with the arrest counts each agency reported.
This guide covers who makes arrests, how many arrests, booking and the jail, finding an arrest, copies, cities and common questions.
Related guides: Glynn County public records, Georgia arrest records, Georgia inmate search and Georgia criminal records.
Who Makes Arrests in Glynn County
The Glynn County Sheriff's Office is the county agency that reports arrests to the FBI for Glynn County. It reported 0 arrests for 2021, its latest complete year.
The Glynn County Police Department also reports arrests to the FBI as another county agency of Glynn County.
The FBI lists one city in Glynn County with a reporting agency of its own:
- Brunswick, 15,520 residents: 610 arrests reported for 2022.
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.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Glynn County: the College of Coastal Georgia (campus police); Glynn County School System (other).
How Many Arrests The Glynn County Police Department Reports
Each agency reports its arrests to the FBI by month, and the FBI publishes them on the Crime Data Explorer. These are the full-year totals, all offenses, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026; a year with months missing or not reported is left out.
- Glynn County Police Department: 1,509 for 2025, 1,674 for 2024, 1,324 for 2023, 1,082 for 2022, 1,115 for 2021 and 1,023 for 2020.
- Brunswick: 610 for 2022.
- Glynn County Sheriff's Office: 0 for 2021.
The Glynn County Police Department's 1,509 arrests in 2025 were down 9.9 percent from 1,674 in 2024.
Through May 2026, Glynn County Police Department reported 694 arrests, against 550 in the same months of 2025.
Booking: Where People Arrested in Glynn County Are Held
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Glynn County is held at the county jail, whichever agency made the arrest, apart from the short stay some city departments' own holding cells allow; a person cited and released at the scene is not booked at all. The jail's record of each person held, with the charges, is a public record of the arrest, and the court file takes over from there.
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 470 people on an average day, up from about 400 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 611 beds, and it is running at 77 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Glynn County Sheriff's Office at glynncounty.org/government/departments/sheriffs-office/glynn-county... (page title: Glynn County Detention Center | Glynn County, GA), phone 912-554-7590, 7590 Address 100 Sulphur Springs Road Brunswick, GA 31520, Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
A person sentenced to prison serves the sentence in a facility of the Georgia Department of Corrections, whose inmate locator is at gdc.georgia.gov/offender-info/find-offender.
How to Find Out About an Arrest in Glynn County
For Glynn County the place to look is the case index of the Glynn County Superior Court, which shows whether charges were filed and the next court date (the court records page SearchSystems verified is at glynncounty.org/government/departments/state-court/clerk-state-court, phone 912-554-7325).
Georgia is one of the states that lets anyone look up another person's statewide criminal history: Georgia Felon Search lets anyone check felony convictions online by name, through the Georgia Crime Information Center. That record shows what agencies reported to the state, which is wider than one county's court index but can lag it.
Getting a Copy of an Arrest Record in Glynn County
The report of an arrest is released by the agency that made it; the jail and the court hold their own records of the same event, but not the report. Under the Georgia Open Records Act the agency must answer within 3 business days, and it may charge for search, retrieval and copying after the first quarter hour.
- An arrest by the Glynn County Sheriff's Office: ask its records unit, reached through the office at 912-554-7590.
- An arrest in Brunswick: the records unit of the agency that reports for that city.
- An arrest by the College of Coastal Georgia or Glynn County School System: the records office of the agency involved.
- The court file of a case that was filed: the Glynn County Superior Court, through the court records page at glynncounty.org, phone 912-554-7325.
- Any county record that is not posted: the county records request page SearchSystems verified is at glynncounty.org (page title: Open Records Requests | Glynn County, GA).
- Your own statewide record: a fingerprint-based request through Georgia Applicant Processing Services.
Cities in Glynn County: Who Reports the Arrests
The FBI lists a separate arrest reporting agency for Brunswick, the one city in Glynn County.
Wherever in the county the arrest happens, a person kept in custody goes to the county jail and the case goes to the Glynn County Superior Court.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many arrests are made in Glynn County each year?
The Glynn County Police Department reported 1,509 arrests to the FBI for 2025, its latest full year.
How do I find out if someone is in jail in Glynn County?
Ask the Glynn County Sheriff's Office at 912-554-7590; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at glynncounty.org.
Where are people arrested in Glynn County booked?
Those kept in custody go to the county jail, run by the Glynn County Sheriff's Office; a person cited and released at the scene is not booked.
Are arrest records public in Glynn County?
The court files of criminal cases are public, and so is the statewide criminal history kept by the Georgia Crime Information Center: Georgia Felon Search lets anyone check felony convictions online by name. The arrest report itself is released by the agency that made the arrest, under the Georgia Open Records Act.
How do I get a copy of an arrest report in Glynn County?
From the agency that made the arrest: the Glynn 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; the county records request page SearchSystems verified is at glynncounty.org.
Is this the official Glynn 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.