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 September 30, 2026.
East Ridge, Tennessee, in Hamilton County, has about 22,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from East Ridge depends on where the incident happened. This guide names each agency, where its records page is and what the Tennessee Public Records Act requires of it.
This guide covers which agency, the city's records page, the sheriff's reports, what the law requires and common questions.
Related guides: East Ridge public records, Hamilton County police reports, East Ridge arrest records, East Ridge warrants, East Ridge inmate search, East Ridge criminal records, Tennessee arrest records and Tennessee inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from East Ridge
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.
Inside East Ridge that is the agency that reports to the FBI for the city (filed by the FBI as East Ridge Police Department); outside it, the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office.
The FBI's agency list also places two other agencies and two campus police departments in Hamilton County, each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the East Ridge Police
For East Ridge, SearchSystems opened and checked the East Ridge police department's page at eastridgetn.gov/testsite/police.html (page title: East Ridge, TN), phone (423) 867-7711, 1517 Tombras Avenue East Ridge, TN 37412, Monday to Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 25, 2026.
The agency that reports for East Ridge had 92 violent and 297 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 761 arrests for 2025.
Reports from the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office
The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 247 violent and 563 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 4,677 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 423-209-7000. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at hcsheriff.gov/Corrections/Inmates-app (page title: Hamilton County Sheriff's Office Website), phone 423-209-7000, 600 Market St Chattanooga, TN 37402, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
What the Tennessee Public Records Act Requires
Under the Tennessee Public Records Act the agency must answer a request within 7 business days, and it may charge copying, and labor after the first hour. The request goes to the agency that holds the report, in writing, and does not have to say why the report is wanted.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at elect.hamiltontn.gov/ORR.aspx (page title: Hamilton TN | Open Records Request Form).
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in East Ridge?
From the agency that took it. The East Ridge police department's page is at eastridgetn.gov/testsite/police.html, phone (423) 867-7711; the sheriff's reports come from the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office.
How long does an agency in East Ridge have to answer?
Under the Tennessee Public Records Act, within 7 business days. It may charge copying, and labor after the first hour.
How do I get a report from the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 423-209-7000. Under the Tennessee Public Records Act the answer is due within 7 business days.
Is this the official East Ridge website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.