Law Enforcement Agencies in Blount County, Alabama
9 agenciesFBI UCR list
The FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program lists 9 law enforcement agencies in Blount County, Alabama: the county sheriff's office and 8 city or town police departments.
Sheriff's Office and County Police in Blount County
Blount County Sheriff's OfficeCounty sheriff or police · ORI AL0080000 · NIBRS since 2006
City and Town Police Departments in Blount County
Altoona Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI AL0310900 · NIBRS since 2021
Blountsville Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI AL0080200 · NIBRS since 2021
Cleveland Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI AL0080300 · NIBRS since 2021
Hayden Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI AL0080800 · NIBRS since 2021
Highland Lake Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI AL0080500 · NIBRS since 2021
Oneonta Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI AL0080100 · NIBRS since 2020
Snead Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI AL0080400 · NIBRS since 2021
Susan Moore Police DepartmentCity or town police · ORI AL0080600 · NIBRS since 2022
Where People Arrested in Blount County Are Held
In most U.S. counties, adults arrested by city police, the sheriff or state troopers are booked into the county jail first. Some larger cities run their own holding jail, so if a person is not on the county roster, call the arresting department.
Agency names, types and ORI codes come from the FBI Crime Data Explorer agency list, retrieved November 2026. NIBRS dates show when an agency began reporting incident-level crime data to the FBI.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many police departments are in Blount County?
The FBI lists 9 law enforcement agencies in Blount County, including 8 city or town police departments. The full list is on this page.
Who runs the jail in Blount County?
In most counties the sheriff runs the county jail. In Blount County that is the Blount County Sheriff's Office. See Blount County Detention Center on this site for the jail's roster or contact details.
What is an ORI number?
An ORI is the nine-character identifier the FBI assigns to each law enforcement agency for crime reporting, for example AL0080100. It is useful when you request records or read crime statistics.
