Clayton County has the fourth busiest Magistrate Court in the state of Georgia. That is the court that issues arrest warrants on criminal and civil charges, as well as search warrants for law enforcement officers. When an active warrant has been issued, it goes to the Sheriff’s Office, where officers of the Tactical Warrant Services Staff execute it and arrest the suspect. Because of Clayton County’s size, the sheriff’s department has divided the area into eight zones and assigned deputies from Tactical Warrant Services and the Special Victims Unit and Community Relations. These officers all work together to handle the crimes committed in their zone.
The Sheriff’s Department worked with the Clayton County Department of Information Technology to create an interactive map showing the location of active and outstanding arrest warrants, both for felonies and misdemeanors, as well as registered sex offenders in each zone of the county. It is searchable by either the street name, the offender’s last name or the offense type. It also includes contact information for the deputies in charge of the zone. If you like to access the map, it is located at http://claytonsheriff.com/GIS.html. Furthermore, the sheriff’s department has created a service where citizens may search online for information on inmates, either by the inmate’s last name or by their booking date if it occurred within the previous forty-eight hours, fourteen, or thirty-one days. This inmate information database can be found at https://www.claytoncountyga.gov/government/sheriff/inmate-search. The Magistrate Court is located at 9151 Tara Boulevard, Jonesboro, GA, 30236, and is open from 7:30 AM to 5:00 PM Monday through Friday. You can search for information on either a criminal or civil court case, either by the names of those involved or by the case number, in a database found online https://www.claytoncountyga.gov/government/courts/court-case-inquiry.
How do you get information on Clayton County active warrants and arrests over the phone? (2021- Update)
- Call the Clayton county Jail main phone line 770-479-5300 – for information about arrests.
- Call Bonding at 770-479-4469- for information on bonded release.
- Contact the Records Division of Clayton County PD at 770-477- 3747 – for arrest records, incident and accident reports.
- Contact the Warrants Division at 770-477-4480 – for information on arrest warrants and bench warrants.
- Call the County State Attorney’s Office at 770-603-4110 for victim assistance.
- Contact the Clerk of Court at 770-477-3443 for judicial records pertaining to the issue of warrants.
- Get in touch with the Superior Court Clerk at 770-477-3405- for felony case records.
Crime Statistics of Clayton County, GA
In 2019, almost 5400 crimes were reported in Clayton County. Of these, nearly 650 were property crimes and around 250 were violent crimes. Property crimes included nearly 3300 larceny-theft cases and over 760 burglary complaints, among others. The violent crime total included approximately 360 instances of aggravated assault, over 80 cases of rape, and around 240 robberies.
The total number of crimes in Clayton County, Georgia, between 2008 and 2010 was more than 44,000. These crimes included murder, rape, assault, burglary, larceny, robbery, and car theft. There was a large drop in the number of crimes from 2008 to 2009, falling by more than 1,300 crimes from almost 16,000 to around 14,500. The dip was less significant between 2009 and 2010, falling by about 300 crimes to 14,200. Even so, if the number of committed crimes continues to fall, that will be good news for Clayton County in the future. They also post a list of Most Wanted suspects on the sheriff department website, found at http://www.claytonpolice.com.