Dawson County, GA Sheriff's Department, Jails and Offender Search

Dawson County is situated in the Blue Ridge Mountains foothills in Georgia’s north-central region. The county was established on December 3, 1857, from Gilmer and Lumpkin Counties and was named in honor of Georgian senator William Crosby Dawson. 

The U.S. Census Bureau suggests that the county has a total area of 214 square miles, of which 211 square miles are land, and 3.6 square miles are covered by water. In addition, the U.S. Census 2020 also claims that there are 25,227 residents. Dawson County is incorporated into the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, Georgia, Metropolitan Statistical Area and utilizes Dawsonville as the county seat. 

Dawson County Sheriff’s Office 

The Dawson County Sheriff’s Office’s goal is to safeguard the lives and property of its citizens by providing proactive, professional, and professional service. It works to find solutions that will raise everyone’s standard of living, level of freedom, and sense of security. 

The Sheriff’s Office is in the Law Enforcement Center, 19 Tucker Avenue, Dawsonville, GA 30534. DCSO works with other law enforcement agencies and county residents to reduce crime and make the county safer. 

The office operates under the management of Sheriff Jeff Johnson, and the administrative unit comprises the Chief Deputy or Undersheriff, Human Resources, Budgeting, and other administrative employees. You can contact the sheriff at 706-344-3535 or email him at [email protected]. 

How to Contact the DCSO 

In emergencies, residents should contact the office at 911. For non-emergency issues, call 706-344-3636. Again, if you accidentally dial 911, do not hang up; explain your situation to the communications officer. This will prevent the officer in the communications unit from thinking that something terrible has happened to you. 

911 Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) Phone Activation 

Dawson County Sheriff’s Office registers VoIP, which may be used everywhere an Internet connection is available. Still, unless the VoIP device is registered to a physical location through the VoIP provider, the 911 call center cannot identify callers. The user has to update the provider with their current location/phone address in case they relocate. 

Court Services Unit  

This unit provides security to the courts during all court hearings and every Board of Commissioner and Planning Commission meeting. It secures the front door, screening station, and control room. 

Warrants Unit 

The DCSO warrant officers are in charge of serving court-issued arrest warrants. This includes; 

• Putting and removing detainer inmates. 
• Arranging for extradition transportation. 
• Supporting the upkeep of the most wanted listings. 
• Obtaining extradition waivers. 
• Receiving, keeping, and serving warrants of arrest. 
• Executing juvenile pick-up orders. 

Criminal Investigations Unit 

This unit conducts all criminal investigations in the county, compiles evidence, profiles crime scenes, and arrests suspects. The department also investigates crimes involving drugs, money, and general and domestic violence. 

Others include: 

• Civil Process Unit; processes and serves civil documents from Dawson County courts. 
• Transportation Unit; offers transportation of all inmates to and from courts and other detention facilities in the county or state. 
• Detention Division; manages the county jail and workforce. This includes rehabilitating inmates and offering security to staff, inmates, and visitors on the jail’s premises.  

Dawson County Inmate Search 

The Dawson County Detention Center was established in 1881, but since it has undergone demolitions and upgrades, it can currently detain up to 192 convicts. The highest percentage of the inmates in the jail are awaiting trial, meaning they are either unable to pay bail or are denied bail by the court. 

The jail is the primary custody of all inmates in the county, no matter the charges. It accepts all inmates charged with state, federal, and county law violations. In addition, all individuals that cannot pay bail arrested by the local police departments are brought to the facility. Here, they can stay until their case hearing is over, and they can be sentenced to the federal state of other county prisons. 

This means that the detention center must establish records of all these inmates to keep track of them in their custody. The jail keeps, maintains, and updates a Dawson County Jail Roster. On the roster, there are the names of all the inmates in custody. 

How to find an inmate in Dawson County 

The jail roster is the first place you can check to locate an inmate. This roster is simple to use as you only need to know the name of the inmate you wish to seek. However, know that it is updated at intervals, and sometimes you might not find the inmate you desire for various reasons. For instance, they might not be in the facility yet, have not completed their booking process, or have been transferred. 

By Phone 

In that case, you can contact the jail at 706-265-2222 to pass along the information you wish to find an inmate. You can give the inmate’s name, all the physical attributes such as height, race, age, or sex, and criminal charges over the phone. 

In Person 

If you cannot find the inmate by phone, you can visit the jail located in Law Enforcement Center, 19 Tucker Avenue, Dawsonville, GA 30534. 

Sex Offender Registry 

If the inmate is a sex offender or you wish to locate offenders near you, you can visit the Dawson County Sex Offender Registry, maintained by the DCSO. Here you can search for inmates by name or location. 

The Georgia Statewide Offender Database 

You may visit the statewide database if all the above ways are impossible. This database has information on all criminals in the system in Georgia, including those in county, federal, and state prisons. 

Dawson County Sheriffs Office

Address

19 Tucker Avenue, Dawsonville, Georgia, 30534

Phone

706-265-2222

Fax

706-344-3537

Website

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County Jails in Dawson County, GA

Dawson County, GA Incarceration Statistics

Dawson County, GA Jail Inmate Population, Jail Pretrial Population and Confined Population, for 2010-2015 years

Dawson County, GA Female Population, Rate & Count for 2010-2015 years

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Dawson County, GA Incarceration Rates by Race, for 2010-2015 years