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 30, 2026.
Trousdale County, Tennessee, has about 12,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Trousdale County depends on where the incident happened: the Hartsville/Trousdale 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: Trousdale County public records, Trousdale County arrest records, Trousdale County warrants, Trousdale County criminal records, Trousdale County court records, Tennessee arrest records and Tennessee inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Trousdale 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 Trousdale County that is the Hartsville/Trousdale 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 15th Judicial District (other agency), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Hartsville/Trousdale County Sheriff's Office
The Hartsville/Trousdale County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 20 violent and 96 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 645 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit.
Cities in Trousdale County
The FBI lists no city in Trousdale County with a reporting agency of its own.
The one city in the county is Hartsville/Trousdale County.
How Many Reports: Trousdale County in 2025
The one agency in Trousdale County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 20 violent and 96 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
The Hartsville/Trousdale County Sheriff's Office reported 645 arrests to the FBI for 2025, 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 Trousdale County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Hartsville/Trousdale 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 Trousdale 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 Hartsville/Trousdale 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 Trousdale 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.