Davidson County arrest records and inmate search
Search a name across the Davidson County Sheriff roster, Davidson County Criminal Court and General Sessions Court cases and Tennessee prisons, plus federal custody. Davidson County and Nashville are one metropolitan government.
Checking the registry instead? Davidson County sex offender registry
Davidson County inmate search: who is in the Davidson County jail. One name search reaches the Davidson County Sheriff roster and every other record type below.
Davidson County is home to about 712,334 people (US Census Bureau, 2023 estimate), down 0.5% since the 2020 census: 10% of Tennessee’s residents, the 2nd most populous of its 95 counties. People arrested here are booked into the Davidson County Sheriff. A search here checks that roster together with the records below, so one search answers whether a person is in the Davidson County jail, in a Tennessee state prison or in federal custody.
- Davidson County jail bookingsThe Davidson County Sheriff roster: who was booked, when, and on what charges
- Davidson County Criminal Court and General Sessions Court casescase number, charges and, where the court publishes it, the outcome
- Tennessee court recordsthe statewide court source: case, charge and disposition
- Tennessee warrantsthe statewide warrant system
- Tennessee prison recordsthe Department of Corrections: people serving a state sentence
- Tennessee sex offender registryregistration, offense and address; one of the 58 registries in the search
- Federal custodyFederal Bureau of Prisons inmates
Davidson County jail roster: what a booking record shows.
A booking record is made when someone is taken into custody at the Davidson County Sheriff. It is an arrest-stage record: it says the person was booked on a date, on the charges written down at booking, and whether bond was set. It never says the person was convicted.
Most official rosters list only the people held now, so an entry usually comes down after release.
What a Davidson County booking record shows
Davidson County arrest records: arrest, charge and outcome. Three records, three places.
Booking at the Davidson County Sheriff
Shows that someone was arrested in Davidson County and what they were booked on. Searchable here through the Davidson County Sheriff roster.
Filed in the Criminal Court
Prosecutors decide what to charge. A felony goes to the Criminal Court; a misdemeanor to the General Sessions Court. The charge filed can differ from the charge at booking.
Disposition in the court file
Conviction, dismissal or acquittal is in the court record, kept by the Criminal Court Clerk. Davidson County Criminal Court and General Sessions Court cases in the search carry it where the court publishes it.
An arrest record alone never proves a crime. Read the guide to arrest records for how bookings, charges and dispositions differ, and why a dismissed charge can still appear.
Davidson County arrest records by city. Nashville and Goodlettsville.
Davidson County has 2 cities and towns of 10,000 people or more. Someone arrested by a city police department in Nashville or Goodlettsville is usually booked into the Davidson County Sheriff, unless the city runs a jail of its own, so a search of the Davidson County Sheriff roster covers arrests across the county.
City populations: US Census Bureau, 2023 estimates. Linked cities have a sex offender page with a map and a search by address.
Davidson County court records: finding a case and its outcome.
In Tennessee, felony cases from Davidson County are heard in the Criminal Court, and misdemeanors in the General Sessions Court. The Criminal Court Clerk keeps the case files, which is where a disposition, a sentence and later sealing or expungement orders are recorded.
Davidson County Criminal Court and General Sessions Court cases are part of a name search here, with charges and the outcome where the court publishes them, alongside Tennessee’s statewide court source.
Finding a Davidson County case yourself
- Get the full name and a date of birth; a case number, if you have one, is faster still.
- Ask the Criminal Court Clerk for Davidson County, in Nashville, by name and date of birth or by case number.
- For a certified copy of a judgment, ask the Criminal Court Clerk; certified copies usually carry a small fee.
Davidson County warrant search: Tennessee warrant lookup.
Tennessee publishes a statewide warrant system, and a name search here includes it, so a warrant entered there for someone in Davidson County shows with the person’s other records. Not every local warrant reaches a published list. A search that finds nothing is not proof that no warrant exists; to be certain, ask the Davidson County sheriff’s office or the Criminal Court Clerk.
Davidson County mugshots: where booking photos are published.
A booking photo is taken at the Davidson County Sheriff when someone is booked. Where Davidson County publishes it, it appears on the official roster, usually only while the person is held.
OffenderSearch does not show or sell booking photos, and never charges to remove anything. A photo on a commercial mugshot site is not a conviction, and several states restrict sites that charge to take one down.
Davidson County sex offender registry. About 2,508 on our index have an address in Davidson County.
The registry is a separate public record from arrests and court cases: it lists people required to register after a sex offense conviction, usually with an address. The count near an address is free.
Sex offenders in Davidson County cities
Davidson County criminal background check: search by name.
- Type a first and last name, and add an age or date of birth so the right person rises to the top.
- Tick “Also check criminal records” on the look-up page to add criminal records to the registry check (it uses 2 searches).
- 25 searches are free with a personal account. No card.
Not a consumer report. Hiring or renting? Use an FCRA-regulated check; see what an employer’s check shows.
Davidson County criminal records FAQ
How do I find out if someone is in the Davidson County jail?
Search the person's name here: the search covers the Davidson County Sheriff roster, Tennessee state prisons, and federal custody, and each result names the facility. Adding an age or date of birth tells people with the same name apart.
Where are Davidson County court records kept?
Felony cases from Davidson County are heard in the Criminal Court, and the Criminal Court Clerk keeps the case files. Misdemeanors go to the General Sessions Court.
Can I search Davidson County warrants online?
Tennessee publishes a statewide warrant system, and a name search here includes it. Not every local warrant reaches that system, so to be certain, ask the Davidson County sheriff's office or the Criminal Court Clerk.
Is an arrest in Davidson County the same as a conviction?
No. A booking at the Davidson County Sheriff records an arrest and the charges at that moment. Whether the person was convicted is decided in the Criminal Court (for a misdemeanor, the General Sessions Court), and only the court record shows the outcome. Court records in the search carry that outcome where the court publishes it.
Does OffenderSearch show Davidson County mugshots?
No. Booking photos are not shown or sold here. Where Davidson County publishes a photo, it is on the sheriff's official roster. No law requires anyone to pay a website to remove a booking photo, and several states restrict sites that charge for it.
How many registered sex offenders live in Davidson County?
About 2,508 on our index have an address in Davidson County. The Davidson County sex offender registry page has the count, a map and a search by address.
Can I use a Davidson County criminal record search to hire someone or rent to them?
No. A search here is not a consumer report. A hiring, tenant, credit or insurance decision needs an FCRA-regulated report from a consumer reporting agency, with the person's written consent.