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 4, 2026.
Newton County, Georgia, has about 124,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Newton County depends on where the incident happened: the Newton 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: Newton County public records, Newton County arrest records, Newton County warrants, Newton County inmate search, Newton County property records, Georgia arrest records and Georgia inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Newton 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 Newton County that is the Newton 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 Conyers in Newton County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
The Social Circle Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Newton County, so its arrests are not broken out for Newton County here.
Reports from the Newton County Sheriff's Office
The Newton County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 233 violent and 903 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 919 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (770) 883-0324. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at newtonsheriffga.org (page title: Newton County Sheriff's Office GA), phone (770) 883-0324, 4200 Salem Road, Covington, GA 30016, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 4, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Newton County
The three cities the FBI lists in Newton County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Covington: 62 violent and 502 property crimes reported for 2025; 739 arrests reported for 2025.
- Oxford: 0 violent and 5 property crimes reported for 2025; 14 arrests reported for 2025.
- Porterdale: 2 violent and 22 property crimes reported for 2025; 40 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: Newton County in 2025
The four agencies in Newton County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 297 violent and 1,432 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the four agencies in Newton County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,712 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.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at newtoncountyga.gov/186/Open-Records-Information (page title: Open Records Information | Newton County, GA).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, (770) 784-2070, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Newton County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Newton 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 Newton 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 Newton County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the State Patrol at Conyers in Newton County.
How do I get a report from the Newton County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (770) 883-0324. Under the Georgia Open Records Act the answer is due within 3 business days.
Is this the official Newton 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.