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.
Houston County, Tennessee, has about 8,500 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Houston County depends on where the incident happened: the Houston 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: Houston County public records, Houston County arrest records, Houston County warrants, Houston County inmate search, Houston County criminal records, Tennessee arrest records and Tennessee inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Houston 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 Houston County that is the Houston 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 Houston County Sheriff's Office
The Houston County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 5 violent and 39 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 119 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 931.289.4614. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at hcsotn.org/node/2 (page title: Inmate Booking | Houston County Sheriff's Office), phone 931.289.4614, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Houston County
The one city the FBI lists in Houston County with a reporting agency of its own:
- Erin: 0 violent and 4 property crimes reported for 2025; 41 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: Houston County in 2025
The two agencies in Houston County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 5 violent and 43 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Houston County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 160 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 Houston County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Houston 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 Houston 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 Houston County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 931.289.4614. Under the Tennessee Public Records Act the answer is due within 7 business days.
Is this the official Houston 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.