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.
White County, Georgia, has about 30,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from White County depends on where the incident happened: the White 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: White County public records, White County arrest records, White County warrants, White County inmate search, White County criminal records, Georgia arrest records and Georgia inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from White 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 White County that is the White 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 White County Sheriff's Office
The White County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 13 violent and 128 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 329 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (706) 865-5177. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at whitecountyga.gov/169/Sheriffs-Office (page title: Sheriff's Office | White County, GA), phone (706) 865-5177, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in White County
The two cities the FBI lists in White County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Cleveland: 13 violent and 55 property crimes reported for 2025; 82 arrests reported for 2025.
- Helen: 2 violent and 11 property crimes reported for 2025; 95 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: White County in 2025
The three agencies in White County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 28 violent and 194 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the three agencies in White County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 506 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.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at whitecountyga.gov/561/Open-Records-Request (page title: Open Records Request | White County, GA).
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in White County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the White 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 White 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 White County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (706) 865-5177. Under the Georgia Open Records Act the answer is due within 3 business days.
Is this the official White 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.