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.
Unicoi 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 Unicoi County depends on where the incident happened: the Unicoi 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 Unicoi 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 Unicoi County that is the Unicoi 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 Unicoi County Sheriff's Office
The Unicoi County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 20 violent and 17 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 529 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at unicoicountytn.com/sheriffs-department (page title: Sheriff’s Department | Unicoi County, Tennessee), a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 403), so open it in a browser.
Reports from the City Agencies in Unicoi County
The two cities the FBI lists in Unicoi County with a reporting agency of their own:
- Erwin: 8 violent and 31 property crimes reported for 2025; 99 arrests reported for 2025.
- Unicoi: 1 violent and 43 property crimes reported for 2025; 71 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: Unicoi County in 2025
The three agencies in Unicoi County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 29 violent and 91 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the three agencies in Unicoi County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 699 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 Unicoi County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Unicoi 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 Unicoi 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 Unicoi 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 Unicoi 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.