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 September 30, 2026.
Lincoln County, Tennessee, has about 37,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Lincoln County depends on where the incident happened: the Lincoln 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: Lincoln County public records, Lincoln County arrest records, Lincoln County warrants, Lincoln County inmate search, Lincoln County criminal records, Tennessee arrest records and Tennessee inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Lincoln 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 Lincoln County that is the Lincoln 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 Ardmore Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Lincoln County, so its arrests are not broken out for Lincoln County here.
Reports from the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office
The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 50 violent and 112 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 1,014 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at p2c.lincolnsheriff.org/jailinmates.aspx (page title: Lincoln County Sheriffs Office P2C), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 27, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Lincoln County
The one city the FBI lists in Lincoln County with a reporting agency of its own:
- Fayetteville: 70 violent and 144 property crimes reported for 2025; 387 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: Lincoln County in 2025
The two agencies in Lincoln County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 120 violent and 256 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Lincoln County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,401 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 Lincoln County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Lincoln 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 Lincoln 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 Lincoln 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 Lincoln 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.