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.
Stewart County, Tennessee, has about 14,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Stewart County depends on where the incident happened: the Stewart 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: Stewart County public records, Stewart County arrest records, Stewart County warrants, Stewart County inmate search, Stewart County criminal records, Tennessee arrest records and Tennessee inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Stewart 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 Stewart County that is the Stewart 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 Stewart County Sheriff's Office
The Stewart County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 24 violent and 47 property crimes reported for 2023 and reported 745 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 931-232-4053. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at stewartcountysheriff.com (page title: Stewart County Sheriff's Office, TN | Serving Stewart County, TN), phone 931-232-4053, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Stewart County
The two cities the FBI lists in Stewart County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Dover: 1 violent and 2 property crimes reported for 2023; 41 arrests reported for 2023.
- Cumberland City: 19 arrests reported for 2020.
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: Stewart County in 2023
The two agencies in Stewart County with all twelve months of 2023 on file reported 25 violent and 49 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Stewart County with all twelve months of 2023 on file reported 721 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 stewartcogov.com/records_request/records_request.html (page title: Stewart County).
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 Stewart County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Stewart 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 Stewart 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 Stewart County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 931-232-4053. Under the Tennessee Public Records Act the answer is due within 7 business days.
Is this the official Stewart 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.