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.
Heard County, Georgia, has about 12,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Heard County depends on where the incident happened: the Heard 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: Heard County public records, Heard County arrest records, Heard County warrants, Heard County inmate search, Heard County criminal records, Georgia arrest records and Georgia inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Heard 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 Heard County that is the Heard 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.
Reports from the Heard County Sheriff's Office
The Heard County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 5 violent and 40 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 134 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (706) 675-3329. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at heardcosheriff.com/Jail_Division/jailDesc.html (page title: HCSO | Jail Division), phone (706) 675-3329, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Heard County
The one city the FBI lists in Heard County with a reporting agency of its own:
- Franklin: 0 violent and 16 property crimes reported for 2025; 57 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: Heard County in 2025
The two agencies in Heard County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 5 violent and 56 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Heard County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 191 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.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, (706) 675-3821, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Heard County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Heard 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 Heard 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 Heard County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (706) 675-3329. Under the Georgia Open Records Act the answer is due within 3 business days.
Is this the official Heard 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.