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 September 30, 2026.
Harris County, Georgia, has about 37,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Harris County depends on where the incident happened: the Harris 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: Harris County public records, Harris County arrest records, Harris County warrants, Harris County inmate search, Harris County criminal records, Georgia arrest records and Georgia inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Harris 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 Harris County that is the Harris 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 West Point Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Harris County, so its arrests are not broken out for Harris County here.
Reports from the Harris County Sheriff's Office
The Harris County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 16 violent and 56 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 536 arrests for 2023.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at harriscountysheriff.org/inmateSearch (page title: Harris County Sheriff’s Office), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Harris County
The four cities the FBI lists in Harris County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Hamilton: 0 violent and 3 property crimes reported for 2025; 6 arrests reported for 2025.
- Pine Mountain: 3 violent and 12 property crimes reported for 2025; 18 arrests reported for 2025.
- Waverly Hall: 0 violent and 7 property crimes reported for 2025; 0 arrests reported for 2025.
- Shiloh: 0 violent and 1 property crimes reported for 2025; 14 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: Harris County in 2025
The five agencies in Harris County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 19 violent and 79 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the four agencies in Harris County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 38 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 harriscountysheriff.org/openRecordsRequests (page title: Harris County Sheriff’s Office).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, 706-628-4080, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Harris County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Harris 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 Harris 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 Harris 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 Harris 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.