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 September 30, 2026.
Mitchell County, Georgia, has about 20,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Mitchell County depends on where the incident happened: the Mitchell 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: Mitchell County public records, Mitchell County arrest records, Mitchell County warrants, Mitchell County inmate search, Mitchell County criminal records, Georgia arrest records and Georgia inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Mitchell 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 Mitchell County that is the Mitchell 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 Meigs Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Mitchell County, so its arrests are not broken out for Mitchell County here.
Reports from the Mitchell County Sheriff's Office
The Mitchell County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 13 violent and 109 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 193 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (229) 336-2030. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at mitchellcountyga.net/sheriffs-department (page title: Sheriff's Department | Mitchell County, Georgia), phone (229) 336-2030, 2033 Department Location 4815 Highway 37 East, Camilla, GA 31730, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Mitchell County
The three cities the FBI lists in Mitchell County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Camilla: 15 violent and 84 property crimes reported for 2025; 104 arrests reported for 2025.
- Pelham: 23 violent and 135 property crimes reported for 2025; 135 arrests reported for 2025.
- Sale City.
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: Mitchell County in 2025
The three agencies in Mitchell County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 51 violent and 328 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the three agencies in Mitchell County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 432 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.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, 229-246-1823, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Mitchell County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Mitchell 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 Mitchell 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 Mitchell County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (229) 336-2030. Under the Georgia Open Records Act the answer is due within 3 business days.
Is this the official Mitchell 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.