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.
Houston County, Georgia, has about 175,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Houston County depends on where the incident happened: the Houston 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: Houston County public records, Houston County arrest records, Houston County warrants, Houston County inmate search, Houston County criminal records, Georgia arrest records and Georgia inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Houston 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 Houston County that is the Houston 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 Perry in Houston County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
Reports from the Houston County Sheriff's Office
The Houston County Sheriff's Office is the county agency.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 478-542-2125. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at houstoncountyga.gov/government/sheriff.cms (page title: Sheriff | Houston County), phone 478-542-2125, 202 Carl Vinson Parkway Warner Robins, GA 31088, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Houston County
The three cities the FBI lists in Houston County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Warner Robins: 450 violent and 2,070 property crimes reported for 2025; 2,052 arrests reported for 2025.
- Perry: 38 violent and 313 property crimes reported for 2025; 510 arrests reported for 2025. The Perry police records page is at perry-ga.gov/police-department/records-reports, phone (478) 988-2825 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Centerville: 171 arrests reported for 2024.
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: Houston County in 2025
The two agencies in Houston County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 488 violent and 2,383 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Houston County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,562 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, (478) 218-4810, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Houston County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Houston 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 Houston 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 Houston County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the State Patrol at Perry in Houston County.
How do I get a report from the Houston County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 478-542-2125. Under the Georgia Open Records Act the answer is due within 3 business days.
Is this the official Houston 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.