Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. The jail figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site on September 23, 2026.
Henry County, Georgia, has about 259,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), and arrests there are reported to the FBI by the Henry County Sheriff's Office, one other county agency and four city agencies. An arrest leaves the same records whoever makes it: the arresting agency's report, the record of anyone held at the county jail, and, if the District Attorney files charges, a case in the Henry County Superior Court. This guide says who keeps each one, what it costs and who may see it, with the arrest counts each agency reported.
This guide covers who makes arrests, how many arrests, booking and the jail, finding an arrest, copies, cities and common questions.
Related guides: Henry County public records, Georgia arrest records, Georgia inmate search and Georgia criminal records.
Who Makes Arrests in Henry County
The Henry County Sheriff's Office is the county agency that reports arrests to the FBI for Henry County. It reported 24 arrests for 2025.
The Henry County Police Department also reports arrests to the FBI as another county agency of Henry County.
Arrests inside four of the county's cities are reported to the FBI by an agency of the city's own, listed here with the Census population and what each reported:
- Stockbridge, 35,893 residents: 387 arrests reported for 2025.
- McDonough, 32,803 residents: 287 arrests reported for 2024.
- Locust Grove, 11,749 residents: 164 arrests reported for 2025.
- Hampton, 9,201 residents: 68 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 Arrests Each Agency Reports in Henry County
The FBI publishes every agency's monthly arrest counts on the Crime Data Explorer. These are the full-year totals, all offenses, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026; a year with months missing or not reported is left out.
- Henry County Police Department: 2,869 for 2025, 2,534 for 2024, 2,579 for 2023, 2,496 for 2022 and 2,102 for 2021.
- Stockbridge: 387 for 2025 and 236 for 2023; 2024 is missing months.
- Locust Grove: 164 for 2025, 145 for 2024, 271 for 2023 and 303 for 2022.
- Hampton: 68 for 2025, 83 for 2024, 32 for 2023, 34 for 2022, 45 for 2021 and 31 for 2020.
- Henry County Sheriff's Office: 24 for 2025, 41 for 2024, 21 for 2023 and 1 for 2022.
- McDonough: 287 for 2024, 515 for 2023, 350 for 2022, 407 for 2021, 412 for 2020 and 538 for 2019.
Together, the five agencies with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 3,512 arrests that year. The four of them with both 2025 and 2024 complete reported 3,125 in 2025 against 2,803 in 2024, up 11 percent.
Through May 2026, the four agencies with every month so far on file reported 242 arrests, against 233 in the same months of 2025.
McDonough reported only part of 2025 (5 months) and is left out of the totals.
Booking: Where People Arrested in Henry County Are Held
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Henry County is held at the county jail, whichever agency made the arrest, apart from the short stay some city departments' own holding cells allow; a person cited and released at the scene is not booked at all. The jail's record of each person held, with the charges, is a public record of the arrest, and the court file takes over from there.
So far in 2026 the jail has held about 830 people on an average day, up from about 770 in 2019. Its rated capacity is 877 beds, and it is running at 95 percent of it. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Henry County Sheriff's Office at inmatesearch.co.henry.ga.us/NewWorld.InmateInquiry/GA0750000 (page title: Booking Number | Henry County Inmate Search), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
That page is the place to look for someone who was booked recently; a person cited and released at the scene, or held only a few hours by a city department, will not be on it.
A sentence of more than a year is served in state prison; the Georgia Department of Corrections lists its inmates at gdc.georgia.gov/offender-info/find-offender.
How to Find Out About an Arrest in Henry County
An arrest in Henry County can be traced in two places, depending on where the case stands: the custody page of the Henry County Sheriff's Office described above, for anyone booked into the county jail; the case index of the Henry County Superior Court, which shows whether charges were filed and the next court date (the court records page SearchSystems verified is at micropact.co.henry.ga.us/StateCMWS/MainCmMenu.aspx).
Georgia is one of the states that lets anyone look up another person's statewide criminal history: Georgia Felon Search lets anyone check felony convictions online by name, through the Georgia Crime Information Center. That record shows what agencies reported to the state, which is wider than one county's court index but can lag it.
Getting a Copy of an Arrest Record in Henry County
An arrest report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, and that agency releases it, not the court or the jail. Under the Georgia Open Records Act the agency must answer within 3 business days, and it may charge for search, retrieval and copying after the first quarter hour.
- An arrest by the Henry County Sheriff's Office: ask its records unit.
- An arrest in Stockbridge, McDonough, Locust Grove or Hampton: the records unit of the agency that reports for that city; the city guides linked above name each city's records office.
- The court file of a case that was filed: the Henry County Superior Court, through the court records page at micropact.co.henry.ga.us.
- Any county record that is not posted: the county records request page SearchSystems verified is at henrycountyga.gov/open-record-requests (page title: Open Record Requests | Henry County, GA).
- Your own statewide record: a fingerprint-based request through Georgia Applicant Processing Services.
Cities in Henry County: Who Reports the Arrests
The FBI lists a separate arrest reporting agency for every one of the four cities in Henry County: Stockbridge, McDonough, Locust Grove and Hampton.
Wherever in the county the arrest happens, a person kept in custody goes to the county jail and the case goes to the Henry County Superior Court.
SearchSystems has a guide to the offices of these cities in Henry County, with the 2024 Census Bureau population; a city with its own arrest records guide opens there:
- McDonough (32,803)
- Locust Grove (11,749)
- Hampton (9,201)
Frequently Asked Questions
How many arrests are made in Henry County each year?
The Henry County Police Department reported 2,869 arrests to the FBI for 2025, and the five agencies with every month of 2025 on file reported 3,512 between them.
How do I find out if someone is in jail in Henry County?
Look on the custody page of the Henry County Sheriff's Office at inmatesearch.co.henry.ga.us. It covers people booked into the county jail.
Where are people arrested in Henry County booked?
Those kept in custody go to the county jail, run by the Henry County Sheriff's Office; a person cited and released at the scene is not booked.
Are arrest records public in Henry County?
The court files of criminal cases are public, and so is the statewide criminal history kept by the Georgia Crime Information Center: Georgia Felon Search lets anyone check felony convictions online by name. The arrest report itself is released by the agency that made the arrest, under the Georgia Open Records Act.
How do I get a copy of an arrest report in Henry County?
From the agency that made the arrest: the Henry 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; the county records request page SearchSystems verified is at henrycountyga.gov/open-record-requests.
Is this the official Henry 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.