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 on September 23, 2026.
Sequatchie County, Tennessee, has about 18,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Sequatchie County depends on where the incident happened: the Sequatchie 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 Sequatchie 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 Sequatchie County that is the Sequatchie 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 Sequatchie County Sheriff's Office
The Sequatchie County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 34 violent and 65 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 223 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at sequatchiesheriff.com (page title: Sequatchie County Sheriff's Office is under construction), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Sequatchie County
The one city the FBI lists in Sequatchie County with a reporting agency of its own:
- Dunlap: 8 violent and 33 property crimes reported for 2025; 272 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: Sequatchie County in 2025
The two agencies in Sequatchie County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 42 violent and 98 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Sequatchie County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 495 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 seqassessor.com/public-records-request (page title: Public Records Request | Assessor of Property).
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 Sequatchie County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Sequatchie 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 Sequatchie 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 Sequatchie 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 Sequatchie 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.