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.
Oglethorpe County, Georgia, has about 16,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Oglethorpe County depends on where the incident happened: the Oglethorpe 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: Oglethorpe County public records, Oglethorpe County arrest records, Oglethorpe County warrants, Oglethorpe County inmate search, Oglethorpe County criminal records, Georgia arrest records and Georgia inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Oglethorpe County
The report of an incident is released by the agency that took it; the court and the jail hold their own records of the same event, but not the report.
In Oglethorpe County that is the Oglethorpe 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 Oglethorpe County Sheriff's Office
The Oglethorpe County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 52 violent and 127 property crimes reported for 2022 and reported 483 arrests for 2022.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (706) 743-8101. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at oglethorpesheriff.org/jail (page title: Inmate Info | Oglethorpe County Sheriff's Office), phone (706) 743-8101, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Cities in Oglethorpe County
The FBI lists no city in Oglethorpe County with a reporting agency of its own.
The cities and towns in the county are Crawford, Arnoldsville, Maxeys and Lexington.
How Many Reports: Oglethorpe County in 2022
The one agency in Oglethorpe County with all twelve months of 2022 on file reported 52 violent and 127 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
The Oglethorpe County Sheriff's Office reported 483 arrests to the FBI for 2022, 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, (706) 376-3128, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Oglethorpe County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Oglethorpe 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 Oglethorpe 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 Oglethorpe County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (706) 743-8101. Under the Georgia Open Records Act the answer is due within 3 business days.
Is this the official Oglethorpe 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.