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.
Upson County, Georgia, has about 28,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Upson County depends on where the incident happened: the Upson 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: Upson County public records, Upson County arrest records, Upson County warrants, Upson County inmate search, Upson County criminal records, Georgia arrest records and Georgia inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Upson 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 Upson County that is the Upson 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 Highway Support Division, Thomaston and the State Patrol at Thomaston in Upson County; a report taken on a state highway by one of them comes from that agency's own records office.
Reports from the Upson County Sheriff's Office
The Upson County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 9 violent and 18 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 296 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at upsoncountyga.org/464/Office-of-the-Sheriff (page title: Office of the Sheriff | Upson County, GA), 235 Aviation Drive Thomaston, GA 30286, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Upson County
The one city the FBI lists in Upson County with a reporting agency of its own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Thomaston: 28 violent and 251 property crimes reported for 2025; 497 arrests reported for 2025. The Thomaston police department's page is at cityofthomaston.com/163/Police, phone 706-647-5455 (verified September 26, 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: Upson County in 2025
The two agencies in Upson County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 37 violent and 269 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Upson County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 793 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, 770-716-4250, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Upson County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Upson 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 Upson 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 Upson County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the State Patrol at Highway Support Division, Thomaston and the State Patrol at Thomaston in Upson County.
How do I get a report from the Upson 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 Upson 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.