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.
Stephens County, Georgia, has about 27,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Stephens County depends on where the incident happened: the Stephens 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: Stephens County public records, Stephens County arrest records, Stephens County warrants, Stephens County inmate search, Stephens County criminal records, Georgia arrest records and Georgia inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Stephens 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 Stephens County that is the Stephens 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 list also places the State Patrol at Toccoa in Stephens County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
Reports from the Stephens County Sheriff's Office
The Stephens County Sheriff's Office is the county agency.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 877-654-8463. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at stephenssheriff-ok.gov/inmate-search (page title: Inmate Search | Stephens County Sheriff's Office), phone 877-654-8463, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Stephens County
The one city the FBI lists in Stephens County with a reporting agency of its own:
- Toccoa: 11 violent and 164 property crimes reported for 2025; 250 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: Stephens County in 2025
The one agency in Stephens County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 11 violent and 164 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Toccoa reported 250 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 stephenscountyga.gov/open-records-request (page title: Open Records Request | Stephens County Georgia).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, 706-886-7920, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Stephens County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Stephens 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 Stephens 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.
Who has a crash report from a state highway in Stephens County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the State Patrol at Toccoa in Stephens County.
How do I get a report from the Stephens County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 877-654-8463. Under the Georgia Open Records Act the answer is due within 3 business days.
Is this the official Stephens 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.