Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest 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 4, 2026.
Stewart County, Georgia, has about 4,800 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Stewart County depends on where the incident happened: the Stewart 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, what the law requires and common questions.
Related guides: Stewart County public records, Stewart County arrest records, Stewart County warrants, Stewart County criminal records, Stewart County court records, Georgia arrest records and Georgia inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Stewart 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 Stewart County that is the Stewart 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 Stewart County Sheriff's Office
The Stewart County Sheriff's Office is the county agency.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at stewartcountysheriff.org (page title: Stewart County Georgia Sheriff's Office official website), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 4, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Stewart County
The two cities the FBI lists in Stewart County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Richland: 1,152 arrests reported for 2025.
- Lumpkin.
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.
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 Stewart County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Stewart 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 Stewart 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 Stewart 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 Stewart 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.