Columbia Arrests and Mugshots

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

The Columbia Police Department is a law enforcement agency located in Tennessee. The department is composed of 3 divisions: investigations, patrol and support services. The investigations division is made up of criminal investigations and the narcotics unit. The criminal investigators in the division review crime scene evidence and conduct investigations. The narcotics unit has gang intel, K9 and narcotics officers who work to get drugs off the streets of the city. The patrol division is responsible for enforcing city, state and federal laws and ordinances. These officers are the first on the scene of a crime or accident. The support services division includes the evidence, records, SRO and SWAT units. The department also offers community services and resources such as behavioral health, community education and neighborhood watch programs.

The overall crime rate in Columbia is 47% higher than the national average and the violent crime rate is 69% higher than the national average. The residents of Columbia have a 1 in 28 chance of becoming a victim of a crime. Columbia is statistically safer than 11% of all cities in the United States and safer than 16% of all cities in Tennessee.

The annual crime rate in Columbia per 100,000 people was 3,647 in the year 2020. Of the 3,647 crimes there were approximately 32.5 rapes, 47.5 robberies, 562.5 assaults, 319 burglaries, 2,449.9 thefts and 245 vehicle thefts. Columbia is rated “F” for public safety.

Jeremy T. Alsup, Chief of Police
Phone: 931-560-1610

Columbia Police Department
707 North Main Street
Columbia, TN 38401
Phone: 931-388-2727
Fax: 931-380-2713

Population Served: 40,000
Number of Officers: 84

Columbia, Tennessee Information

Columbia is located in central Tennessee. The city is the county seat of Maury County. The city covers a total of 33.12 square miles and has a population of 41,690. The population is included in the Nashville Metropolitan Statistical Area. Columbia was incorporated in 1817.

Columbia has a city council with a mayor as the executive head of the government. The current mayor is Chaz Molder.

Chaz Molder, Mayor
Email: [email protected]

Record Requests and Mugshots in Columbia, Tennessee

Public records are available through the City Recorder’s Office. There is a fee for public record copies, starting at 15 centers per page. Record requests can be submitted in person or by mail. Proof of Tennessee residency is required when submitting a request.

Police records are available through the Columbia Police Department’s record unit. Record requests must be submitted in person. The records unit can release copies of offense and incident, arrest, field and other other official reports.

Inmate records and mugshots are available through the Maury County Jail.

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

The Maury County Sheriff’s Office is a law enforcement agency located in Columbia, Tennessee. The office is composed of 16 divisions: administration, civil unit, corrections, court security, criminal investigations, dispatch, identification, K9, park rangers, patrol, reserves, school resources, SWAT, task forces and transportation.

The Sheriff’s Office does not offer a public warrant search or most wanted list.

Maury County Sheriff’s Office
1300 Lawson White Drive
Columbia, TN 38401
Phone: 931-380-5733