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.
Roane County, Tennessee, has about 57,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Roane County depends on where the incident happened: the Roane 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: Roane County public records, Roane County arrest records, Roane County warrants, Roane County inmate search, Roane County criminal records, Tennessee arrest records and Tennessee inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Roane 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 Roane County that is the Roane 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 9th Judicial District (other agency) and Roane State Community College (campus police), each with a records office of its own.
The Oak Ridge Police Department and the Oliver Springs Police Department are each listed by the FBI across several counties including Roane County, so their arrests are not broken out for Roane County here.
Reports from the Roane County Sheriff's Office
The Roane County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 37 violent and 118 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 1,383 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at roanecountytn.gov/sheriffs-department-and-jail (page title: Sheriffs Department and Jail | Roane County Government), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Roane County
The three cities the FBI lists in Roane County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Kingston: 8 violent and 21 property crimes reported for 2025; 86 arrests reported for 2025.
- Harriman: 38 violent and 98 property crimes reported for 2025; 194 arrests reported for 2024.
- Rockwood: 27 violent and 96 property crimes reported for 2025; 283 arrests reported for 2025. The Rockwood police records page is at cityofrockwoodtn.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Public-Records-Requ... (verified September 26, 2026).
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: Roane County in 2025
The four agencies in Roane County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 110 violent and 333 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the three agencies in Roane County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,752 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 Roane County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Roane 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 Roane 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 Roane 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 Roane 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.