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.
Kingsport, Tennessee, in Sullivan County, has about 57,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Kingsport 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: Kingsport public records, Sullivan County police reports, Kingsport arrest records, Kingsport warrants, Kingsport inmate search, Kingsport criminal records, Tennessee arrest records and Tennessee inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Kingsport
The report of an incident is released by the agency that took it; the court and the jail hold their own records of the same event, but not the report.
Inside Kingsport that is the agency that reports to the FBI for the city (filed by the FBI as Kingsport Police Department); outside it, the Sullivan County Sheriff's Office.
The FBI's list also carries Drug Task Force's 2nd Judicial District and Tri-Cities Regional Airport (other agency) and Northeast State Community College (campus police), each with a records office of its own.
The Johnson City Police Department is listed by the FBI across three counties including Sullivan County, so its arrests are not broken out for Sullivan County here.
Reports from the Kingsport Police
For Kingsport, SearchSystems opened and checked the Kingsport police records page at kingsporttn.gov/city-services/police-department/administrative_bure... (page title: Records Division | Kingsport, TN), Monday through Friday from 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 25, 2026.
The agency that reports for Kingsport had 329 violent and 1,279 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 3,752 arrests for 2025.
Reports from the Sullivan County Sheriff's Office
The Sullivan County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 220 violent and 545 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 4,896 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at scsotn.com/inmateRoster (page title: Inmate Roster | Sullivan County Sheriff's Office, TN), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
What the Tennessee Public Records Act Requires
The Tennessee Public Records Act sets the rules: an answer within 7 business days, at a charge of copying, and labor after the first hour, from the agency that holds the report.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at sullivancountytn.gov/document/public-records-request (page title: Public Records REQUEST | Sullivan County TN).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney General, (423) 279-3278, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Kingsport?
From the agency that took it. The Kingsport police records page is at kingsporttn.gov; the sheriff's reports come from the Sullivan County Sheriff's Office.
How long does an agency in Kingsport 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 Sullivan County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit. Under the Tennessee Public Records Act the answer is due within 7 business days.
Is this the official Kingsport 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.