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.
Pierce County, Georgia, has about 21,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Pierce County depends on where the incident happened: the Pierce 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: Pierce County public records, Pierce County arrest records, Pierce County warrants, Pierce County criminal records, Pierce County court records, Georgia arrest records and Georgia inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Pierce 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 Pierce County that is the Pierce 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 Waycross Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Pierce County, so its arrests are not broken out for Pierce County here.
Reports from the Pierce County Sheriff's Office
The Pierce County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 41 violent and 89 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 400 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit.
Reports from the City Agencies in Pierce County
The two cities the FBI lists in Pierce County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Blackshear: 6 violent and 48 property crimes reported for 2025; 117 arrests reported for 2025.
- Patterson: 0 arrests reported for 2023.
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: Pierce County in 2025
The two agencies in Pierce County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 47 violent and 137 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Pierce County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 517 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 piercegaso.org/open-records-request (page title: Open Records Request | Office of The Sheriff).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, 912-449-2049, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Pierce County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Pierce 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 Pierce 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 Pierce County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit. Under the Georgia Open Records Act the answer is due within 3 business days.
Is this the official Pierce 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.