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 October 2, 2026.
McIntosh 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 McIntosh County depends on where the incident happened: the McIntosh 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, cities, how many reports, what the law requires and common questions.
Related guides: McIntosh County public records, McIntosh County arrest records, McIntosh County warrants, McIntosh County inmate search, McIntosh County criminal records, Georgia arrest records and Georgia inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from McIntosh 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 McIntosh County that is the McIntosh 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 McIntosh County Sheriff's Office
The McIntosh County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 7 violent and 100 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 417 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 912-437-6623. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at mcintoshcountyga.com/m/directory/department?did=16 (page title: Staff Directory, Sheriff's Department), phone 912-437-6623, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Cities in McIntosh County
The FBI lists no city in McIntosh County with a reporting agency of its own.
The one city in the county is Darien.
How Many Reports: McIntosh County in 2025
The one agency in McIntosh County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 7 violent and 100 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
The McIntosh County Sheriff's Office reported 417 arrests to the FBI for 2025, 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 McIntosh County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the McIntosh 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 McIntosh 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 McIntosh County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 912-437-6623. Under the Georgia Open Records Act the answer is due within 3 business days.
Is this the official McIntosh 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.