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.
Paulding County, Georgia, has about 189,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Paulding County depends on where the incident happened: the Paulding 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: Paulding County public records, Paulding County arrest records, Paulding County warrants, Paulding County inmate search, Paulding County criminal records, Georgia arrest records and Georgia inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Paulding 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 Paulding County that is the Paulding 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 carries the Paulding County Marshal (other agency), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Paulding County Sheriff's Office
The Paulding County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 501 violent and 943 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 1,154 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (770) 443-3030. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at paulding.gov/1177/Visitation-and-Communication (page title: Jail Visitation and Bonding | Paulding County, GA), phone (770) 443-3030, 90 Constitution Boulevard Dallas, GA 30132, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Paulding County
The three cities the FBI lists in Paulding County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Dallas: 24 violent and 72 property crimes reported for 2025; 191 arrests reported for 2025.
- Hiram: 16 violent and 337 property crimes reported for 2025; 326 arrests reported for 2025. The Hiram police department's page is at cityofhiramga.gov/departments/police/index.php, phone 770-943-3087 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Braswell: 1 violent and 0 property crimes reported for 2025; 3 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: Paulding County in 2025
The four agencies in Paulding County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 542 violent and 1,352 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the four agencies in Paulding County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,674 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 paulding.gov/566/Request-for-Public-Records (page title: Request for Public Records | Paulding County, GA).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, 770-443-7561, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Paulding County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Paulding 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 Paulding 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 Paulding County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (770) 443-3030. Under the Georgia Open Records Act the answer is due within 3 business days.
Is this the official Paulding 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.