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.
Dyer County, Tennessee, has about 36,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Dyer County depends on where the incident happened: the Dyer 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 Dyer 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 Dyer County that is the Dyer 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 Dyer County Sheriff's Office
The Dyer County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 10 violent and 60 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 311 arrests for 2024.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 731.285.2802. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at dyercountysheriff.com/programs/12-crime-stoppers/49-public-jail-roster (page title: Public Jail Roster | Dyer County Sheriff's Office | Tennessee), phone 731.285.2802, 401 East Cedar Street Dyersburg, TN 38024, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Dyer County
The three cities the FBI lists in Dyer County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Dyersburg: 145 violent and 645 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,869 arrests reported for 2025. The Dyersburg police department's page is at dyersburgtn.gov/m/directory/department?did=19, phone 731-285-4019 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Newbern: 9 violent and 38 property crimes reported for 2025; 77 arrests reported for 2025.
- Trimble: 3 arrests reported for 2020.
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: Dyer County in 2025
The three agencies in Dyer County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 164 violent and 743 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the three agencies in Dyer County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 2,324 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 Dyer County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Dyer 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 Dyer 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 Dyer County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 731.285.2802. Under the Tennessee Public Records Act the answer is due within 7 business days.
Is this the official Dyer 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.