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 9, 2026.
Polk County, Georgia, has about 45,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Polk County depends on where the incident happened: the Polk 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: Polk County public records, Polk County arrest records, Polk County warrants, Polk County inmate search, Polk County criminal records, Georgia arrest records and Georgia inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Polk 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 Polk County that is the Polk 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 Braswell Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Polk County, so its arrests are not broken out for Polk County here.
Reports from the Polk County Sheriff's Office
The Polk County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 3 violent and 0 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 21 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 770-749-2900. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at polkga.org/public_safety/sheriffs_office/index.php (page title: Sheriff's Office), phone 770-749-2900, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 9, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Polk County
The three cities the FBI lists in Polk County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Cedartown: 51 violent and 205 property crimes reported for 2025; 491 arrests reported for 2025.
- Rockmart: 19 violent and 120 property crimes reported for 2025; 121 arrests reported for 2025.
- Aragon: 2 violent and 5 property crimes reported for 2025; 10 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: Polk County in 2025
The five agencies in Polk County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 108 violent and 516 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the five agencies in Polk County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,055 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.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at polkcountyga.nextrequest.com (page title: Welcome to Polk County Public Records!NextRequest | Modern FOIA & Public Records Request Software).
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Polk County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Polk 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 Polk 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 Polk County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 770-749-2900. Under the Georgia Open Records Act the answer is due within 3 business days.
Is this the official Polk 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.