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.
Monroe County, Tennessee, has about 49,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Monroe County depends on where the incident happened: the Monroe 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: Monroe County public records, Monroe County arrest records, Monroe County warrants, Monroe County inmate search, Monroe County criminal records, Tennessee arrest records and Tennessee inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Monroe 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 Monroe County that is the Monroe 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 Monroe County Sheriff's Office
The Monroe County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 106 violent and 324 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 726 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at monroecosheriffga.us/offender-search (page title: Offender Search | mcso-html), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 9, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Monroe County
The four cities the FBI lists in Monroe County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Sweetwater: 19 violent and 65 property crimes reported for 2025; 228 arrests reported for 2025.
- Madisonville: 18 violent and 98 property crimes reported for 2025; 257 arrests reported for 2025.
- Vonore: 5 violent and 33 property crimes reported for 2025; 75 arrests reported for 2025.
- Tellico Plains: 7 violent and 17 property crimes reported for 2025; 21 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: Monroe County in 2025
The five agencies in Monroe County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 155 violent and 537 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the five agencies in Monroe County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,307 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.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at monroetnsheriff.com/public-records-request (page title: Monroe County Tennessee Sheriff's Office is under construction).
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 Monroe County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Monroe 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 Monroe 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 Monroe 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 Monroe 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.