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 on September 23, 2026.
Bradley County, Tennessee, has about 114,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Bradley County depends on where the incident happened: the Bradley 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: Bradley County public records, Bradley County arrest records, Bradley County warrants, Bradley County inmate search, Bradley County criminal records, Tennessee arrest records and Tennessee inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Bradley County
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.
In Bradley County that is the Bradley 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 10th Judicial District (other agency) and Cleveland State Community College (campus police), each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Bradley County Sheriff's Office
The Bradley County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 158 violent and 266 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 3,091 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at bradleysheriff.com/booking-reports (page title: Booking Reports | BradleyCountySheriff), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Bradley County
The two cities the FBI lists in Bradley County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Cleveland: 278 violent and 913 property crimes reported for 2025; 2,372 arrests reported for 2025.
- Charleston: 0 violent and 3 property crimes reported for 2025; 15 arrests reported for 2025.
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: Bradley County in 2025
The three agencies in Bradley County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 436 violent and 1,182 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the three agencies in Bradley County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 5,478 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.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at bradleysheriff.com/records-request (page title: Records Request | BradleyCountySheriff).
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 Bradley County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Bradley 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 Bradley 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 Bradley 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 Bradley 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.