SearchSystems Editorial

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.

About this guide

Gwinnett County, Georgia, has about 1.0 million residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Gwinnett County depends on where the incident happened: the Gwinnett 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: Gwinnett County public records, Gwinnett County arrest records, Gwinnett County warrants, Gwinnett County inmate search, Gwinnett County criminal records, Georgia arrest records and Georgia inmate search.

Which Agency Holds a Report from Gwinnett 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 Gwinnett County that is the Gwinnett 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 Lawrenceville in Gwinnett County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.

The FBI's list also carries Gwinnett County Public Schools (other agency) and Georgia Gwinnett College and Gwinnett Technical College (campus police), each with a records office of its own.

The Auburn Police Department, the Doraville Police Department, the Loganville Police Department and one more are each listed by the FBI across several counties including Gwinnett County, so their arrests are not broken out for Gwinnett County here.

Reports from the Gwinnett County Sheriff's Office

The Gwinnett County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 17 violent and 8 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 440 arrests for 2025.

Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at gwinnettcounty.com/government/departments/sheriff/inmate-services (page title: Jail and Inmate Services | Gwinnett County | Gwinnett), 2900 University Parkway Lawrenceville, GA 30043, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.

Reports from the City Agencies in Gwinnett County

The six cities the FBI lists in Gwinnett County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:

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: Gwinnett County in 2025

The eight agencies in Gwinnett County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,003 violent and 10,287 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.

Together, the eight agencies in Gwinnett County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 11,748 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 gwinnettcounty.com/government/departments/communications/media-rela... (page title: Gwinnett County Open Records Requests | Gwinnett County | Gwinnett).

A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, 770.822.8400, handles discovery for pending cases.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I get a police report in Gwinnett County?

From the agency whose officer took it: the Gwinnett 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 Gwinnett 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 Gwinnett County?

The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the State Patrol at Lawrenceville in Gwinnett County.

How do I get a report from the Gwinnett 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 Gwinnett 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.