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.
Perry County, Tennessee, has about 9,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Perry County depends on where the incident happened: the Perry 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, cities, how many reports, what the law requires and common questions.
Related guides: Perry County public records, Perry County arrest records, Perry County warrants, Perry County inmate search, Perry County criminal records, Tennessee arrest records and Tennessee inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Perry 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 Perry County that is the Perry 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 Perry County Sheriff's Office
The Perry County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 13 violent and 26 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 111 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at isoms.perrycountysheriff.net/portal/Jail (page title: Inmates | ISOMS Portal), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Cities in Perry County
The FBI lists no city in Perry County with a reporting agency of its own.
The cities and towns in the county are Linden and Lobelville.
How Many Reports: Perry County in 2025
The one agency in Perry County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 13 violent and 26 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
The Perry County Sheriff's Office reported 111 arrests to the FBI for 2025, 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 Perry County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Perry 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 Perry 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 Perry 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 Perry 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.