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.
Grundy County, Tennessee, has about 14,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Grundy County depends on where the incident happened: the Grundy 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: Grundy County public records, Grundy County arrest records, Grundy County property records, Tennessee arrest records and Tennessee inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Grundy 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 Grundy County that is the Grundy 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 Grundy County Sheriff's Office
The Grundy County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 50 violent and 106 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 240 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit.
Reports from the City Agencies in Grundy County
The two cities the FBI lists in Grundy County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Tracy City: 6 violent and 20 property crimes reported for 2025; 32 arrests reported for 2025.
- Monteagle: 46 arrests reported for 2023.
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: Grundy County in 2025
The two agencies in Grundy County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 56 violent and 126 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Grundy County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 272 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 handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Grundy County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Grundy 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 Grundy 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 Grundy 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 Grundy 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.