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 October 2, 2026.
Anderson County, Tennessee, has about 81,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Anderson County depends on where the incident happened: the Anderson County Sheriff's Office for the unincorporated county, the agency that reports for the city inside a city. 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 sheriff's reports, the cities' reports, how many reports, what the law requires and common questions.
Related guides: Anderson County public records, Anderson County arrest records, Anderson County warrants, Anderson County inmate search, Anderson County criminal records, Tennessee arrest records and Tennessee inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Anderson County
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.
In Anderson County that is the Anderson County Sheriff's Office for the unincorporated county and for any city that contracts with it for police service, and the agency that reports for a city where the city has one of its own.
The FBI's list also carries 7th Judicial District Crime Task Force (other agency), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Anderson County Sheriff's Office
The Anderson County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 81 violent and 153 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 1,301 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 865-457-6255. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at tnacso.net (page title: Anderson County Sheriff Department | Integrity. Service. Community), phone 865-457-6255, 101 South Main Street, Clinton, TN 37716, a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 403), so open it in a browser.
Reports from the City Agencies in Anderson County
The five cities the FBI lists in Anderson County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Oak Ridge: 109 violent and 415 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,041 arrests reported for 2025.
- Clinton: 45 violent and 174 property crimes reported for 2025; 474 arrests reported for 2025.
- Oliver Springs: 6 violent and 32 property crimes reported for 2025; 179 arrests reported for 2025.
- Rocky Top: 21 violent and 63 property crimes reported for 2025; 246 arrests reported for 2025.
- Norris: 16 arrests reported for 2020.
A city on that list is reported separately whether the officers are the city's own or the sheriff's under contract; the FBI's list does not say which.
How Many Reports: Anderson County in 2025
The five agencies in Anderson County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 262 violent and 837 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the five agencies in Anderson County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 3,241 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
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 Anderson County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Anderson County Sheriff's Office for its own arrests, or the agency that reports for the city where it happened. Under the Tennessee Public Records Act the answer is due within 7 business days.
How long does an agency in Anderson County 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 Anderson County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 865-457-6255. Under the Tennessee Public Records Act the answer is due within 7 business days.
Is this the official Anderson County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.