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 October 2, 2026.
Grainger County, Tennessee, has about 25,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Grainger County depends on where the incident happened: the Grainger 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 Grainger 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 Grainger County that is the Grainger 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 Grainger County Sheriff's Office
The Grainger County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 21 violent and 102 property crimes reported for 2024 and reported 494 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 865-828-3613. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at graingercountytn.gov (page title: Grainger County Sheriff Department), phone 865-828-3613, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Grainger County
The three cities the FBI lists in Grainger County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Bean Station: 5 violent and 31 property crimes reported for 2024; 123 arrests reported for 2025.
- Blaine: 2 violent and 19 property crimes reported for 2024; 21 arrests reported for 2024.
- Rutledge: 26 arrests reported for 2021.
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: Grainger County in 2024
The three agencies in Grainger County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 28 violent and 152 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the three agencies in Grainger County with all twelve months of 2023 on file reported 677 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 Grainger County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Grainger 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 Grainger 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 Grainger County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 865-828-3613. Under the Tennessee Public Records Act the answer is due within 7 business days.
Is this the official Grainger 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.