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.
Dickson County, Tennessee, has about 58,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Dickson County depends on where the incident happened: the Dickson 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 Dickson 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 Dickson County that is the Dickson 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 Dickson City Park Ranger Division and Drug Task Force's 23rd Judicial District (other agency), each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Dickson County Sheriff's Office
The Dickson County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 96 violent and 182 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 1,323 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at dicksoncountysheriff.org/jail (page title: Jail | Dickson County Sheriff's Office), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Dickson County
The three cities the FBI lists in Dickson County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Dickson: 62 violent and 337 property crimes reported for 2025; 950 arrests reported for 2025.
- White Bluff: 14 violent and 19 property crimes reported for 2025; 159 arrests reported for 2025.
- Burns: 1 violent and 10 property crimes reported for 2025; 4 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: Dickson County in 2025
The four agencies in Dickson County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 173 violent and 548 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the four agencies in Dickson County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,436 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.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney General, 615-789-5021, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Dickson County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Dickson 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 Dickson 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 Dickson 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 Dickson 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.