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.
Ware County, Georgia, has about 36,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Ware County depends on where the incident happened: the Ware 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: Ware County public records, Ware County arrest records, Ware County warrants, Ware County inmate search, Ware County criminal records, Georgia arrest records and Georgia inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Ware 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 Ware County that is the Ware 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 Waycross in Ware County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
The FBI's list also carries Coastal Pines Technical College (campus police), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Ware County Sheriff's Office
The Ware County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 43 violent and 155 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 1,140 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (912) 287-4326. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at waresheriff.com (page title: Ware County, Ga. Sheriff's Office), phone (912) 287-4326, 3487 Harris Road, Waycross, GA 31503, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Ware County
The one city the FBI lists in Ware County with a reporting agency of its own:
- Waycross: 89 violent and 555 property crimes reported for 2025; 813 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: Ware County in 2025
The two agencies in Ware County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 132 violent and 710 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Ware County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,953 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Ware County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Ware 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 Ware 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 Ware County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the State Patrol at Waycross in Ware County.
How do I get a report from the Ware County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (912) 287-4326. Under the Georgia Open Records Act the answer is due within 3 business days.
Is this the official Ware 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.