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.
Henderson County, Tennessee, has about 28,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Henderson County depends on where the incident happened: the Henderson 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: Henderson County public records, Henderson County arrest records, Henderson County warrants, Henderson County inmate search, Henderson County criminal records, Tennessee arrest records and Tennessee inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Henderson 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 Henderson County that is the Henderson 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 Henderson County Sheriff's Office
The Henderson County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 40 violent and 95 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 221 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at sheriffhendersoncounty.com/inmate-lookup (page title: Inmate Lookup | Henderson County Sheriff's Office), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Henderson County
The two cities the FBI lists in Henderson County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Lexington: 37 violent and 124 property crimes reported for 2025; 523 arrests reported for 2025. The Lexington police department's page is at lexingtontn.gov/police.html, phone (731) 968-6666 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Scotts Hill: 20 arrests reported for 2020.
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: Henderson County in 2025
The two agencies in Henderson County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 77 violent and 219 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Henderson County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 744 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 Henderson County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Henderson 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 Henderson 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 Henderson 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 Henderson 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.