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.
Chester County, Tennessee, has about 18,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Chester County depends on where the incident happened: the Chester 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: Chester County public records, Chester County arrest records, Chester County warrants, Chester County inmate search, Chester County criminal records, Tennessee arrest records and Tennessee inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Chester 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 Chester County that is the Chester 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.
Reports from the Chester County Sheriff's Office
The Chester County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 27 violent and 51 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 222 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (731) 989-2787. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at chestercountytn.org/sheriff_deputies.html (page title: Chester County, TN), phone (731) 989-2787, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 28, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Chester County
The one city the FBI lists in Chester County with a reporting agency of its own:
- Henderson: 18 violent and 73 property crimes reported for 2025; 153 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: Chester County in 2025
The two agencies in Chester County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 45 violent and 124 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Chester County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 375 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, (731) 426-8128, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Chester County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Chester 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 Chester 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 Chester County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (731) 989-2787. Under the Tennessee Public Records Act the answer is due within 7 business days.
Is this the official Chester 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.