Chattanooga Arrests and Mugshots

Perform a free Chattanooga Tennessee arrest records search, including mugshots, jail roster, recent arrests, and active booking logs.

The Chattanooga Police Department is an accredited law enforcement agency located in Tennessee. The department responds 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to any requests for police service within the city limits. The department is composed of divisions such as patrol, investigations, administration and communications. The patrol division is the largest section of the department and the officers are the first on the scene of a crime or accident. The investigations division is responsible for conducting investigations of crimes. The administration division consists of the command staff as well as the records and evidence unit. The communications division is made up of civilian personnel who answer all the calls to 911 and dispatch the appropriate help. The department has 3 sectors and 6 zones to cover within the city.

The overall crime rate in Chattanooga is 166% higher than the national average and the violent crime rate is 182% higher than the national average. The residents of the city have a 1 in 16 chance of becoming a victim of a crime. Chattanooga is statistically safer than 1% of all cities in the United States and safer than 2% of all cities in Tennessee.

The annual crime rate in Chattanooga per 100,000 people was 6,628 in the year 2020. Of the 6,628 crimes committed there were approximately 18.1 murders, 88.5 rapes, 107.8 robberies, 855.7 assaults, 603.8 burglaries, 4,231 thefts and 722.6 vehicle thefts. Chattanooga is graded “F” for public safety.

David Roddy is the police chief of the department. Mr. Roddy has 25 years of service with the Chattanooga Police.

Chattanooga Police Department
3410 Amnicola Highway
Chattanooga, TN 37406
Phone: 423-643-5000
Office Hours: Monday-Friday, 8 am to 4:30 pm

Population Served: 179,00
Number of Officers: 500

Chattanooga, Tennessee Information

Chattanooga is located in southeast Tennessee. Chattanooga is the county seat of Hamilton County. The city covers a total of 143.2 square miles and has a population of 179,690. There are currently 192 registered sex offenders residing in the city.

The current mayor of Chattanooga is Tim Kelly. Mr.Kelly is a Chattanooga native. Before taking office, Mr. Kelly served on boards for the Chattanooga Chamber of Commerce, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Chattanooga and the Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga.

Tim Kelly, Mayor
101 E. 11th St
Chattanooga, TN 37402
Phone: 423-643-7800
Email: [email protected]

Record Requests and Mugshots in Chattanooga, Tennessee

Public records are available through the Chattanooga Open Records Center. Record requests can be submitted in person at the city hall or electronically on the Chattanooga webpage. To submit an electronic request, an account is needed. Anyone submitting a request must have proof of being a Tennessee resident.

Police records are available through the Chattanooga Police Department. Record requests can be made in person in the records unit. Police records can also be obtained electronically, on the Chattanooga webpage. There may be a fee for each record copy.

All persons arrested by the Chattanooga Police Department are transferred to the Hamilton County Jail. The Hamilton County Jail updates their inmate roster every 24 hours. Inmates are listed in the order they were booked. The inmate’s name, age, charges and arresting agency information is listed. There is also an option to search for a specific inmate by their last name. For inmate records, contact the jail at 423-892-0921.

County Sheriff, Warrant, Most Wanted Information in Chattanooga, Tennessee

The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office is a law enforcement agency located in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The office has 4 main divisions: administration, corrections, investigations and uniform services.

The Hamilton County Jail lists the 12 most wanted fugitives in the county. The fugitive’s name, mugshot, charges and identifying scars, marks or tattoos are listed.

The Hamilton County Jail allows the public to search online for active warrants. Warrants can be located using the person’s first and last name.

Jim Hammond, Sheriff
Hamilton County Courts Building
600 Market St
Chattanooga, TN 37402
Phone: 423-209-7000