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.
Cocke County, Tennessee, has about 38,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Cocke County depends on where the incident happened: the Cocke 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: Cocke County public records, Cocke County arrest records, Cocke County warrants, Cocke County criminal records, Cocke County court records, Tennessee arrest records and Tennessee inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Cocke 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 Cocke County that is the Cocke 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 Cocke County Sheriff's Office
The Cocke County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 91 violent and 285 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 759 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit.
Reports from the City Agencies in Cocke County
The one city the FBI lists in Cocke County with a reporting agency of its own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Newport: 28 violent and 230 property crimes reported for 2025; 343 arrests reported for 2025. The Newport police department's page is at cityofnewport-tn.com/?SEC=C8ACD1C8-5D5B-41A6-9DEC-353576C6A45F (verified September 26, 2026).
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: Cocke County in 2025
The two agencies in Cocke County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 119 violent and 515 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Cocke County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,102 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 Cocke County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Cocke 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 Cocke 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 Cocke 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 Cocke 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.