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 on September 23, 2026.
Hardeman 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 Hardeman County depends on where the incident happened: the Hardeman 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 Hardeman 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 Hardeman County that is the Hardeman 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 Hardeman County Sheriff's Office
The Hardeman County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 41 violent and 137 property crimes reported for 2024 and reported 578 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (731) 658-3971. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at hardemancountysheriff.org/corrections (page title: Corrections | Hardeman County Sheriff's Office), phone (731) 658-3971, 505 South Main Street, Bolivar, TN 38008, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Hardeman County
The six cities the FBI lists in Hardeman County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Bolivar: 65 violent and 128 property crimes reported for 2024; 417 arrests reported for 2025. The Bolivar police department's page is at cityofbolivar.com/police, phone (731) 658-4284 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Whiteville: 2 violent and 12 property crimes reported for 2024; 45 arrests reported for 2025.
- Middleton: 0 arrests reported for 2020.
- Grand Junction: 8 arrests reported for 2020.
- Toone: 5 arrests reported for 2020.
- Hickory Valley: 1,188 arrests reported for 2025.
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: Hardeman County in 2024
The three agencies in Hardeman County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 108 violent and 277 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the four agencies in Hardeman County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 2,197 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 Hardeman County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Hardeman 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 Hardeman 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 Hardeman County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (731) 658-3971. Under the Tennessee Public Records Act the answer is due within 7 business days.
Is this the official Hardeman 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.