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.
Hamblen County, Tennessee, has about 68,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Hamblen County depends on where the incident happened: the Hamblen 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 Hamblen 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 Hamblen County that is the Hamblen 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 the Wildlife Resources Agency's Region 4 (state agency) and Walters State Community College (campus police), each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Hamblen County Sheriff's Office
The Hamblen County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 127 violent and 204 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 1,787 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (423) 586-3781. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at hamblencountytn.gov/sheriff (page title: Sheriff’s Office And Detention Center | Hamblen County Government), phone (423) 586-3781, 460 N Jackson Street Morristown, TN 37814, a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 403), so open it in a browser.
Reports from the City Agencies in Hamblen County
The one city the FBI lists in Hamblen County with a reporting agency of its own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Morristown: 173 violent and 712 property crimes reported for 2025; 1,180 arrests reported for 2025. The Morristown police records page is at mymorristown.com/departments/police/police_records.php, phone (423)585-4673 (verified September 25, 2026).
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: Hamblen County in 2025
The two agencies in Hamblen County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 300 violent and 916 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Hamblen County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,967 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 Hamblen County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Hamblen 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 Hamblen 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 Hamblen County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (423) 586-3781. Under the Tennessee Public Records Act the answer is due within 7 business days.
Is this the official Hamblen 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.