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.
Rabun County, Georgia, has about 18,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Rabun County depends on where the incident happened: the Rabun 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: Rabun County public records, Rabun County arrest records, Rabun County warrants, Rabun County inmate search, Rabun County criminal records, Georgia arrest records and Georgia inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Rabun 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 Rabun County that is the Rabun 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 Rabun County Sheriff's Office
The Rabun County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it reported 396 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at rabuncounty.ga.gov/sheriff (page title: Sheriff | Rabun County GA), a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 403), so open it in a browser.
Reports from the City Agencies in Rabun County
The five cities the FBI lists in Rabun County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Clayton: 8 violent and 44 property crimes reported for 2025; 122 arrests reported for 2025.
- Mountain City.
- Sky Valley.
- Dillard: 0 violent and 0 property crimes reported for 2025; 0 arrests reported for 2025.
- Tallulah Falls.
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: Rabun County in 2025
The two agencies in Rabun County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 8 violent and 44 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the three agencies in Rabun County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 518 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Rabun County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Rabun 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 Rabun 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 Rabun 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 Rabun 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.