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.
Jackson County, Georgia, has about 94,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Jackson County depends on where the incident happened: the Jackson 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: Jackson County public records, Jackson County arrest records, Jackson County warrants, Jackson County inmate search, Jackson County criminal records, Georgia arrest records and Georgia inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Jackson 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 Jackson County that is the Jackson 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 Maysville Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Jackson County, so its arrests are not broken out for Jackson County here.
Reports from the Jackson County Sheriff's Office
The Jackson County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 40 violent and 238 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 936 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 877-654-8463. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at jacksoncountyso.com/inmate-search (page title: Inmate Search | Jackson County Sheriff's Office), phone 877-654-8463, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Jackson County
The six cities the FBI lists in Jackson County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Braselton: 13 violent and 110 property crimes reported for 2025; 138 arrests reported for 2025.
- Jefferson: 4 violent and 66 property crimes reported for 2025; 156 arrests reported for 2025. The Jefferson police records page is at jeffersonga.gov/261/Police-Reports, phone 706-367-5231 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Commerce. The Commerce police department's page is at commercega.gov/departments/police, phone 706-335-3200 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Hoschton: 1,152 arrests reported for 2025.
- Arcade: 1 violent and 18 property crimes reported for 2025; 9 arrests reported for 2025.
- Pendergrass: 2 violent and 1 property crimes reported for 2025; 18 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: Jackson County in 2025
The five agencies in Jackson County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 60 violent and 433 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the six agencies in Jackson County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,409 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 jacksoncountygov.com/335/Open-Records-Request (page title: Open Records Request | Jackson County, GA).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, 706-387-6288, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Jackson County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Jackson 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 Jackson 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 Jackson County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 877-654-8463. Under the Georgia Open Records Act the answer is due within 3 business days.
Is this the official Jackson 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.