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 4, 2026.
Wilkinson County, Georgia, has about 8,700 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Wilkinson County depends on where the incident happened: the Wilkinson 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.
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Which Agency Holds a Report from Wilkinson 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 Wilkinson County that is the Wilkinson 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 Wilkinson County Sheriff's Office
The Wilkinson County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 4 violent and 23 property crimes reported for 2023 and reported 295 arrests for 2023.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (478) 946-2411. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at wilkinsoncounty.net/sheriffs-office (page title: Sheriff’s Office | Wilkinson County), phone (478) 946-2411, 108 Bacon Street Irwinton, GA 31042, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 4, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Wilkinson County
The five cities the FBI lists in Wilkinson County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Gordon: 12 violent and 25 property crimes reported for 2023; 19 arrests reported for 2023.
- Ivey.
- McIntyre: 0 arrests reported for 2022.
- Irwinton.
- Toomsboro.
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: Wilkinson County in 2023
The two agencies in Wilkinson County with all twelve months of 2023 on file reported 16 violent and 48 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Wilkinson County with all twelve months of 2023 on file reported 314 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
What the Georgia Open Records Act Requires
Under the Georgia Open Records Act the agency must answer a request within 3 business days, and it may charge for search, retrieval and copying after the first quarter hour. The request goes to the agency that holds the report, in writing, and does not have to say why the report is wanted.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Wilkinson County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Wilkinson 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 Wilkinson 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 Wilkinson County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (478) 946-2411. Under the Georgia Open Records Act the answer is due within 3 business days.
Is this the official Wilkinson 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.