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.
McNairy County, Tennessee, has about 26,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from McNairy County depends on where the incident happened: the McNairy 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 McNairy 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 McNairy County that is the McNairy 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 McNairy County Sheriff's Office
The McNairy County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 49 violent and 135 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 561 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 731-645-1000. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at mcnairycountytn.org/sheriffs-office.html (page title: Sheriff's Office | McNairy County, Tennessee), phone 731-645-1000, 300 Industrial Drive Selmer, TN 38375, Monday - Friday 8AM - 4PM, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in McNairy County
The two cities the FBI lists in McNairy County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Selmer: 28 violent and 95 property crimes reported for 2025; 241 arrests reported for 2025.
- Adamsville: 2 violent and 19 property crimes reported for 2025; 54 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: McNairy County in 2025
The three agencies in McNairy County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 79 violent and 249 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the three agencies in McNairy County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 856 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 McNairy County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the McNairy 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 McNairy 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 McNairy County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 731-645-1000. Under the Tennessee Public Records Act the answer is due within 7 business days.
Is this the official McNairy 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.