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.
Hall County, Georgia, has about 222,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Hall County depends on where the incident happened: the Hall 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: Hall County public records, Hall County arrest records, Hall County warrants, Hall County inmate search, Hall County property records, Georgia arrest records and Georgia inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Hall 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 Hall County that is the Hall 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 Gainesville in Hall County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
The FBI's list also carries the Hall County Marshal (other agency), with a records office of its own.
The Braselton Police Department is listed by the FBI across four counties including Hall County, so its arrests are not broken out for Hall County here.
Reports from the Hall County Sheriff's Office
The Hall County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 299 violent and 1,069 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 2,141 arrests for 2024.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 770-531-6904. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at hallcounty.org/741/Inmate-Population-List (page title: Inmate Population List | Hall County, GA), phone 770-531-6904, 1700 Barber Road Gainesville, GA 30507, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Hall County
The three cities the FBI lists in Hall County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Gainesville: 199 violent and 825 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,704 arrests reported for 2025.
- Flowery Branch: 8 violent and 144 property crimes reported for 2025; 205 arrests reported for 2025. The Flowery Branch police department's page is at flowerybranchga.org/departments/police/police_faqs.php, phone 770-536-8812 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Oakwood: 361 arrests reported for 2024. The Oakwood police department's page is at cityofoakwood.net/city_services/police/police_forms.php, phone 770-534-2364 (verified September 26, 2026).
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: Hall County in 2025
The three agencies in Hall County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 506 violent and 2,038 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the four agencies in Hall County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 4,498 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 hallcounty.org/381/Open-Records-Requests (page title: Hall County Sheriff's Office Open Records Requests | Hall County, GA).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, (770) 531-6965, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Hall County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Hall 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 Hall 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 Hall County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the State Patrol at Gainesville in Hall County.
How do I get a report from the Hall County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 770-531-6904. Under the Georgia Open Records Act the answer is due within 3 business days.
Is this the official Hall 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.