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.
Rockdale County, Georgia, has about 98,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Rockdale County depends on where the incident happened: the Rockdale 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: Rockdale County public records, Rockdale County arrest records, Rockdale County property records, Georgia arrest records and Georgia inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Rockdale 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 Rockdale County that is the Rockdale 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 Rockdale County Sheriff's Office
The Rockdale County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 170 violent and 922 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 996 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit.
Reports from the City Agencies in Rockdale County
The one city the FBI lists in Rockdale County with a reporting agency of its own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Conyers: 83 violent and 522 property crimes reported for 2025; 736 arrests reported for 2025. The Conyers police records page is at conyersga.com/government/conyers-police/police-reports, phone 770-483-6600 (verified September 25, 2026).
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: Rockdale County in 2025
The two agencies in Rockdale County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 253 violent and 1,444 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Rockdale County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,732 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.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Rockdale County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Rockdale 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 Rockdale 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 Rockdale 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 Rockdale 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.