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.
Toombs 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 Toombs County depends on where the incident happened: the Toombs 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: Toombs County public records, Toombs County arrest records, Toombs County warrants, Toombs County inmate search, Toombs County criminal records, Georgia arrest records and Georgia inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Toombs 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 Toombs County that is the Toombs 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 Toombs County Sheriff's Office
The Toombs County Sheriff's Office is the county agency.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 912-526-6778. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at toombscosheriff.org/divisions/detention-center (page title: Detention Center | Toombs County Sheriff), phone 912-526-6778, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Toombs County
The two cities the FBI lists in Toombs County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Vidalia: 101 violent and 533 property crimes reported for 2023; 300 arrests reported for 2024. The Vidalia police department's page is at vidaliaga.gov/departments/vidalia-police, phone 912-537-7708 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Lyons.
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: Toombs County in 2023
The one agency in Toombs County with all twelve months of 2023 on file reported 101 violent and 533 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Vidalia reported 258 arrests to the FBI for 2023, 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 toombscosheriff.org/open-records-request (page title: Open Records Request | Toombs County Sheriff).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, 912-526-3803, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Toombs County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Toombs 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 Toombs 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 Toombs County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 912-526-6778. Under the Georgia Open Records Act the answer is due within 3 business days.
Is this the official Toombs 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.