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 4, 2026.
Humphreys County, Tennessee, has about 20,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Humphreys County depends on where the incident happened: the Humphreys 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 Humphreys 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 Humphreys County that is the Humphreys 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 Humphreys County Sheriff's Office
The Humphreys County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 43 violent and 72 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 378 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its custody page, at humphreyscosheriff.com (page title: Humphreys County Jail Roster Lookup, TN, Inmate Search), a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 403), so open it in a browser.
Reports from the City Agencies in Humphreys County
The three cities the FBI lists in Humphreys County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Waverly: 16 violent and 13 property crimes reported for 2025; 287 arrests reported for 2025.
- New Johnsonville: 135 arrests reported for 2021.
- McEwen: 3 violent and 12 property crimes reported for 2025; 79 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: Humphreys County in 2025
The three agencies in Humphreys County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 62 violent and 97 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the three agencies in Humphreys 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, 931-296-9159, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Humphreys County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Humphreys 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 Humphreys 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 Humphreys 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 Humphreys 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.