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.
Thomas County, Georgia, has about 46,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Thomas County depends on where the incident happened: the Thomas 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: Thomas County public records, Thomas County arrest records, Thomas County warrants, Thomas County inmate search, Thomas County criminal records, Georgia arrest records and Georgia inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Thomas 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 Thomas County that is the Thomas 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 Thomasville in Thomas County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
Reports from the Thomas County Sheriff's Office
The Thomas County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 33 violent and 248 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 404 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at thomascountysheriffsoffice.com/jail/jail-roster (page title: Inmates | Thomas County Sheriffs Office), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Thomas County
The five cities the FBI lists in Thomas County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Thomasville: 79 violent and 484 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,063 arrests reported for 2025.
- Boston: 2 violent and 14 property crimes reported for 2025; 41 arrests reported for 2025.
- Meigs: 1,152 arrests reported for 2025.
- Pavo: 1,152 arrests reported for 2025.
- Coolidge: 1 violent and 2 property crimes reported for 2025; 1 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: Thomas County in 2025
The four agencies in Thomas County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 115 violent and 748 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the six agencies in Thomas County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 3,813 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, (229) 226-6141, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Thomas County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Thomas 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 Thomas 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 Thomas County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the State Patrol at Thomasville in Thomas County.
How do I get a report from the Thomas 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 Thomas 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.