Portland Arrests and Mugshots

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

The Portland Police Department is a law enforcement agency located in Tennessee. The department is composed of 4 main divisions: criminal investigations, patrol, code enforcement, and animal control. The criminal investigations division is responsible for conducting investigations on crimes committed within the city. The division collects evidence, apprehends criminals, and prepares cases for prosecution. The patrol division is responsible for enforcing laws and ordinances, and traffic control. The code enforcement division patrols the neighborhoods, and makes sure the residents are following the rules for their properties. The animal control division responds to stray animal and wild animal calls. Portland Police Department utilizes the Sumner County Emergency Communications Center for all dispatching needs.

The overall crime rate in Portland is 6% lower than the national average, but the violent crime rate is 27% higher than the national average. The residents of Portland have a 1 in 46 chance of becoming a victim of a crime. Portland is statistically safer than 37% of all cities in the United States, and safer than 50% of all cities in the state of Tennessee.

The annual crime rate in Portland per 100,000 people was 2,196 in the year 2020. Of the 2,196 crimes committed per 100,000 people, there were 7.6 murders, 75.7 rapes, 15.1 robberies, 393.7 assaults, 325.6 burglaries, 1,272 thefts, and 106 vehicle thefts. Overall, there were 492 violent crimes and 1,704 property crimes committed. The year over year crime rate has increased by 3%. Portland is rated “C” in public safety.

Jason Williams, Chief of Police
Email: [email protected]

Portland Police Department
433 North Broadway Ave
Portland, TN 37148
Phone: 615-325-3434
Fax: 615-325-5336

Population Served: 12,000
Number of Officers: 32

Portland, Tennessee Information

Portland is a city in both Sumner and Robertson counties, located in north central Tennessee. The majority of the city is in Sumner County. The county seat of Sumner is Gallatin. The county seat of Robertson is Springfield. Portland covers a total of 13.42 square miles and has a population of 12,729. Portland is part of the Nashville Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city was incorporated in 1905. There are currently 67 registered sex offenders residing in Portland.

Portland has a Council-Mayor form of local government. The current mayor is Mike Callis. Callus is a Tennessee native. He focuses on infrastructure and growth during his term.

Contact the Mayor:

Mike Callis, Mayor
Phone: 615-325-6776

Record Requests and Mugshots in Portland, Tennessee

Public records are available through the Portland City Recorder’s Office. A record request form is available for download on the Portland website. Record requests must be submitted in person or by mail. Proof of Tennessee residency is required when submitting the request.

Police records are available through the Portland Police Department. There is an electronic request form on the PPD’s website. The requestor must provide their name, address, phone number, email, and the type of record they are requesting. A case number is optional.

All persons arrested by the Portland Police Department are transported to the Sumner County Jail. The jail does not have a public inmate roster at this time. Inmate records and mugshots can be obtained through the jail.

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

The Sumner County Sheriff’s Office is a law enforcement agency located in Gallatin, Tennessee.

The Sumner County Sheriff’s Office does not currently offer a public warrant search. For information on criminal and civil warrants, contact the warrants division.

Michael Byrd, Civil Warrants
Phone: 615-442-1826

Chelsea Thomas, Criminal Warrants

The Sheriff’s Office does not have a most wanted list.

Sumner County Sheriff’s Office
117 W Smith Street
Gallatin, TN 37066
Phone: 615-452-2616