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.
Fayette County, Tennessee, has about 44,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Fayette County depends on where the incident happened: the Fayette 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: Fayette County public records, Fayette County arrest records, Fayette County warrants, Fayette County criminal records, Fayette County court records, Tennessee arrest records and Tennessee inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Fayette 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 Fayette County that is the Fayette 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 25th Judicial District (other agency), with a records office of its own.
The Grand Junction Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Fayette County, so its arrests are not broken out for Fayette County here.
Reports from the Fayette County Sheriff's Office
The Fayette County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 71 violent and 101 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 566 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit.
Reports from the City Agencies in Fayette County
The six cities the FBI lists in Fayette County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Oakland: 13 violent and 68 property crimes reported for 2025; 127 arrests reported for 2025.
- Somerville: 4 violent and 24 property crimes reported for 2025; 152 arrests reported for 2025.
- Piperton: 2 violent and 12 property crimes reported for 2025; 16 arrests reported for 2025.
- Rossville: 7 arrests reported for 2023.
- Moscow: 19 arrests reported for 2020.
- Gallaway: 4 arrests reported for 2022.
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: Fayette County in 2025
The four agencies in Fayette County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 90 violent and 205 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the four agencies in Fayette County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 861 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 Fayette County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Fayette 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 Fayette 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 Fayette 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 Fayette 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.