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 on September 23, 2026.
Habersham County, Georgia, has about 50,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Habersham County depends on where the incident happened: the Habersham 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: Habersham County public records, Habersham County arrest records, Habersham County warrants, Habersham County inmate search, Habersham County criminal records, Georgia arrest records and Georgia inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Habersham 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 Habersham County that is the Habersham 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 carries North Georgia Technical College and Piedmont College (campus police), each with a records office of its own.
The Tallulah Falls Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Habersham County, so its arrests are not broken out for Habersham County here.
Reports from the Habersham County Sheriff's Office
The Habersham County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 22 violent and 117 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 811 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 706-839-0519. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at habershamga.com/sheriffs-office-&-jail.cfm (page title: Sheriff's Office & Jail | Habersham County), phone 706-839-0519, 1000 Detention Drive Clarkesville, GA 30523, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Habersham County
The six cities the FBI lists in Habersham County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Cornelia.
- Baldwin.
- Demorest: 1 violent and 2 property crimes reported for 2025; 19 arrests reported for 2025.
- Clarkesville.
- Mount Airy.
- Alto: 0 violent and 4 property crimes reported for 2025; 50 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: Habersham County in 2025
The three agencies in Habersham County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 23 violent and 123 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the three agencies in Habersham County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 880 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 habershamga.com/submit-your-open-record-request-online.cfm (page title: Online Open Record Request for Habersham County Board of Commissioners | Habersham County).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, 706-886-7920, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Habersham County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Habersham 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 Habersham 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 Habersham County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 706-839-0519. Under the Georgia Open Records Act the answer is due within 3 business days.
Is this the official Habersham 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.