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 9, 2026.
Haywood County, Tennessee, has about 17,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Haywood County depends on where the incident happened: the Haywood 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: Haywood County public records, Haywood County arrest records, Haywood County warrants, Haywood County inmate search, Haywood County criminal records, Tennessee arrest records and Tennessee inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Haywood 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 Haywood County that is the Haywood 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 Haywood County Sheriff's Office
The Haywood County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 20 violent and 73 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 762 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 731-772-6158. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at haywoodtn.gov/haywood-county-sheriff (page title: Haywood County Sheriff | Haywood County, Tennessee), phone 731-772-6158, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 28, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Haywood County
The one city the FBI lists in Haywood County with a reporting agency of its own:
- Brownsville: 77 violent and 179 property crimes reported for 2025; 378 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: Haywood County in 2025
The two agencies in Haywood County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 97 violent and 252 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Haywood County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,140 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 Haywood County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Haywood 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 Haywood 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 Haywood County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 731-772-6158. Under the Tennessee Public Records Act the answer is due within 7 business days.
Is this the official Haywood 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.