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.
Jefferson County, Tennessee, has about 59,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Jefferson County depends on where the incident happened: the Jefferson 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: Jefferson County public records, Jefferson County arrest records, Jefferson County warrants, Jefferson County inmate search, Jefferson County property records, Tennessee arrest records and Tennessee inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Jefferson 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 Jefferson County that is the Jefferson 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.
The Morristown Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Jefferson County, so its arrests are not broken out for Jefferson County here.
Reports from the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office
The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 55 violent and 275 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 1,348 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 865-397-9411. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at jeffersoncountytn.gov/sheriff (page title: Sheriff | Jefferson County Government), phone 865-397-9411, 765 Justice Center Drive Dandridge, TN 37725, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 9, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Jefferson County
The four cities the FBI lists in Jefferson County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Jefferson City: 20 violent and 211 property crimes reported for 2025; 507 arrests reported for 2025.
- Dandridge: 8 violent and 33 property crimes reported for 2025; 181 arrests reported for 2025.
- White Pine: 6 violent and 23 property crimes reported for 2025; 102 arrests reported for 2025.
- New Market: 1 violent and 3 property crimes reported for 2025; 14 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: Jefferson County in 2025
The five agencies in Jefferson County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 90 violent and 545 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the five agencies in Jefferson County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,152 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 Jefferson County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Jefferson 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 Jefferson 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 Jefferson County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 865-397-9411. Under the Tennessee Public Records Act the answer is due within 7 business days.
Is this the official Jefferson 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.