greene county sheriffs department overview greeneville tennessee

Mission:

To "Protect and Serve" the Citizens of Greene County, Tennessee
To enforce the "Laws" of the "State of Tennessee"
To Uphold the "Constitution" of "The United States"
To "Maintain" the highest standard of "Ethical Conduct" and "Intergrity"

Boundaries:

Greene County, Tennessee is the third largest county in the State and currently
has a population of 62,909
with an additional 16,000 living inside the "city limits"
There are 615 square miles within Greene County
There are 1,210 miles of roadways in Greene County

Overview:

The Greene County Sheriff's Department
Sheriff- J. Steven "Steve" Burns
Chief Deputy-John W. Jones
Detective Captain John Huffine Patrol Captain William Carter

The Greene County Sheriff's Department Personel consists of
one hundred forty full time employees
eight part-time employees
and ten auxillary deputies

Of the one hundred forty full time employees
Fifty-eight are assigned to the "Sheriff's Department"
and Eighty-two are assigned to the "Detention Center"

Patrol- The patrol division currently consists of thirty-nine uniformed officers
Thirty-one are assigned to "routine patrol"
Four officers are assigned to "civil process"
Three officers are assigned to the "Dare" program
One officer is assigned to the
"Third Judicial Drug Task Force"

Dispatch- Five officers are assigned to full time "dispatch"

Records- One Lieutenant and two records 0fficers
are assigned to this department