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.
La Follette, Tennessee, in Campbell County, has about 7,200 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from La Follette 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: La Follette public records, Campbell County police reports, La Follette arrest records, La Follette warrants, La Follette inmate search, La Follette criminal records, Tennessee arrest records and Tennessee inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from La Follette
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 La Follette that is the agency that reports to the FBI for the city (filed by the FBI as La Follette Police Department); outside it, the Campbell County Sheriff's Office.
The Rocky Top Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Campbell County, so its arrests are not broken out for Campbell County here.
Reports from the La Follette Police
For La Follette, SearchSystems opened and checked the La Follette police department's page at lafollettetn.gov/departments/police-department (page title: Police Department | City of LaFollette, TN), phone (423) 562-8331, 215 South Tennessee Avenue LaFollette, TN 37766, Monday-Friday, from 7:30 AM until 5:00 PM., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 26, 2026.
The agency that reports for La Follette reported 238 arrests for 2024.
Reports from the Campbell County Sheriff's Office
The Campbell County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 29 violent and 62 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 373 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 423-562-7446. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at campbellcountytn.gov/elected-officials/sheriff (page title: Sheriff | Campbell County), phone 423-562-7446, 610 Main Street PO Box 82 Jacksboro, TN 37757, 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.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney General handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in La Follette?
From the agency that took it. The La Follette police department's page is at lafollettetn.gov, phone (423) 562-8331; the sheriff's reports come from the Campbell County Sheriff's Office.
How long does an agency in La Follette 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 Campbell County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 423-562-7446. Under the Tennessee Public Records Act the answer is due within 7 business days.
Is this the official La Follette 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.