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 28, 2026.
Blount County, Tennessee, has about 142,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Blount County depends on where the incident happened: the Blount 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.
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Which Agency Holds a Report from Blount 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 Blount County that is the Blount 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 Drug Task Force's 5th Judicial District and Knoxville Metropolitan Airport (other agency), each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Blount County Sheriff's Office
The Blount County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 240 violent and 312 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 2,665 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (865)273-5000. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at ils.bcso.com (page title: InmateNOW!), phone (865)273-5000, 123 Main St Somewhere, TN 12345, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 28, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Blount County
The three cities the FBI lists in Blount County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Maryville: 52 violent and 230 property crimes reported for 2025; 600 arrests reported for 2025.
- Alcoa: 57 violent and 175 property crimes reported for 2025; 693 arrests reported for 2025.
- Townsend: 12 arrests reported for 2022.
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: Blount County in 2025
The three agencies in Blount County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 349 violent and 717 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the three agencies in Blount County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 3,958 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
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 blounttn.gov/1308/Circuit-Court-Public-Records-Request-Pol (page title: Circuit Court Public Records Request & Policy | Blount County, TN).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney General, 865-273-5600, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Blount County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Blount 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 Blount 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 Blount County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (865)273-5000. Under the Tennessee Public Records Act the answer is due within 7 business days.
Is this the official Blount 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.