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 2, 2026.
Richmond County, Georgia, has about 206,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Richmond County depends on where the incident happened: the Augusta-Richmond 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: Richmond County public records, Richmond County arrest records, Richmond County warrants, Richmond County inmate search, Richmond County property records, Georgia arrest records and Georgia inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Richmond 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 Richmond County that is the Augusta-Richmond 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 agency list also places two other agencies and three campus police departments in Richmond County, each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Augusta-Richmond County Sheriff's Office
The Augusta-Richmond County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 1,101 violent and 7,355 property crimes reported for 2024.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at appweb2.augustaga.gov/InmateInquiry (page title: Richmond County Sheriff's Office Inmate Inquiry), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Richmond County
The two cities the FBI lists in Richmond County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Hephzibah: 5 violent and 75 property crimes reported for 2024; 0 arrests reported for 2025.
- Blythe: 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: Richmond County in 2024
The two agencies in Richmond County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 1,106 violent and 7,430 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Hephzibah reported 0 arrests to the FBI for 2025, 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 richmondcountysheriffsoffice.com/open-records-request.cfm (page title: Open Records Request | Richmond County Sheriff's Office | Augusta Ga | Richmond County Sheriff's Office).
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Richmond County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Augusta-Richmond 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 Richmond 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 Augusta-Richmond 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 Richmond 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.