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 2, 2026.
Rhea County, Tennessee, has about 35,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Rhea County depends on where the incident happened: the Rhea 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 Rhea 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 Rhea County that is the Rhea 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 Rhea County Sheriff's Office
The Rhea County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 52 violent and 111 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 795 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 423-775-7832. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at rheacountytn.gov/contact-us-2 (page title: Contact Us | Rhea County Sheriff's Office), phone 423-775-7832, 7800 Rhea County Hwy Dayton, TN 37321, Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Rhea County
The three cities the FBI lists in Rhea County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Dayton: 16 violent and 61 property crimes reported for 2025; 290 arrests reported for 2024. The Dayton police department's page is at daytontn.net/departments/police_department.php, phone 423-775-8403 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Spring City: 3 violent and 9 property crimes reported for 2025; 76 arrests reported for 2023.
- Graysville: 50 arrests reported for 2023.
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: Rhea County in 2025
The three agencies in Rhea County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 71 violent and 181 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the four agencies in Rhea County with all twelve months of 2023 on file reported 1,210 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Rhea County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Rhea 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 Rhea 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 Rhea County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 423-775-7832. Under the Tennessee Public Records Act the answer is due within 7 business days.
Is this the official Rhea 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.