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.
Lowndes County, Georgia, has about 122,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Lowndes County depends on where the incident happened: the Lowndes 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: Lowndes County public records, Lowndes County arrest records, Lowndes County warrants, Lowndes County criminal records, Lowndes County court records, Georgia arrest records and Georgia inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Lowndes 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 Lowndes County that is the Lowndes 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 Valdosta in Lowndes County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
The FBI's list also carries Valdosta State University (campus police), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Lowndes County Sheriff's Office
The Lowndes County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 96 violent and 730 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 971 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit.
Reports from the City Agencies in Lowndes County
The four cities the FBI lists in Lowndes County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Valdosta: 266 violent and 2,121 property crimes reported for 2025; 2,484 arrests reported for 2025.
- Hahira: 6 violent and 30 property crimes reported for 2025; 42 arrests reported for 2025.
- Lake Park: 1 arrests reported for 2023.
- Remerton: 2 violent and 15 property crimes reported for 2025; 111 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: Lowndes County in 2025
The four agencies in Lowndes County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 370 violent and 2,896 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the four agencies in Lowndes County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 3,608 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Lowndes County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Lowndes 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 Lowndes 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 Lowndes County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the State Patrol at Valdosta in Lowndes County.
How do I get a report from the Lowndes 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 Lowndes 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.