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.
Marion County, Tennessee, has about 30,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Marion County depends on where the incident happened: the Marion 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: Marion County public records, Marion County arrest records, Marion County warrants, Marion County criminal records, Marion County court records, Tennessee arrest records and Tennessee inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Marion 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 Marion County that is the Marion 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 FBI's list also carries Drug Task Force's 12th Judicial District (other agency), with a records office of its own.
The Monteagle Police Department is listed by the FBI across three counties including Marion County, so its arrests are not broken out for Marion County here.
Reports from the Marion County Sheriff's Office
The Marion County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 47 violent and 68 property crimes reported for 2024 and reported 718 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit.
Reports from the City Agencies in Marion County
The five cities the FBI lists in Marion County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Jasper: 11 violent and 23 property crimes reported for 2024; 88 arrests reported for 2025.
- South Pittsburg: 5 violent and 7 property crimes reported for 2024; 106 arrests reported for 2025.
- Kimball: 1 violent and 56 property crimes reported for 2024; 146 arrests reported for 2025.
- Whitwell: 5 violent and 22 property crimes reported for 2024; 83 arrests reported for 2024.
- New Hope.
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: Marion County in 2024
The five agencies in Marion County with all twelve months of 2024 on file reported 69 violent and 176 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the four agencies in Marion County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,058 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)962-1144, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Marion County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Marion 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 Marion 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 Marion 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 Marion 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.