Shelbyville Arrests and Mugshots

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

The Shelbyville Police Department is a law enforcement agency located in Tennessee. The department is responsible for enforcing laws and ordinances, traffic control, conducting criminal investigations, and providing crime prevention and conflict resolution. The department is a community driven and oriented agency. Every officer strives to build a partnership with members of the community in order to improve their ability to prevent crimes, solve crimes, and improve the overall quality of the services they provide.

The overall crime rate in Shelbyville is 44% higher than the national average, and the violent crime rate is 122% higher than the national average. The residents of Shelbyville have a 1 in 30 chance of becoming a victim of a crime. Shelbyville is statistically safer than 7% of all cities in the United States, and safer than 12% of all cities in the state of Tennessee.

The annual crime rate in Shelbyville per 100,000 people was 3,376 in the year 2020. Of the 3,376 crimes committed per 100,000 people, there were 9 murders, 62.8 rapes, 35.9 robberies, 753.2 assaults, 304.9 burglaries, 1,932.2 thefts, and 278 vehicle thefts. The year over year crime rate has decreased by 12%. Shelbyville is rated “F” in public safety.

Jan Phillips, Chief of Police
Email: [email protected]

Shelbyville Police Department
109 Lane Parkway
Shelbyville, TN 37160
Phone: 931-684-5811
Fax: 931-684-0735

Population Served: 16,000
Number of Officers: 39

Shelbyville, Tennessee Information

Shelbyville is a city in and the county seat of Bedford County, located in south central Tennessee. Shelbyville covers a total of 18.44 square miles and has a population of 21,591. The city was incorporated in 1819. There are currently 115 registered sex offenders residing in the city.

Shelbyville operates under a Private Act, Council-Mayor form of local government. There are 6 council members for each ward of the city, and a city mayor. The current mayor is Ewing Wallace Cartwright. Cartwright was first elected in 2006. He is a native of Shelbyville.

Contact the Mayor:

Ewing Wallace Cartwright, Mayor
Email: [email protected]

Record Requests and Mugshots in Shelbyville, Tennessee

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

Police records are available through the Shelbyville Police Department. Record requests can be submitted in person or by email. When requesting a record by email, the complaint/case number will be needed.

Email: [email protected]

All persons arrested by the Shelbyville Police Department are transported to and housed in the Bedford County Jail. All inmate records and mugshots are available through the Bedford County Sheriff’s Department. Record requests must be submitted in person.

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

The Bedford County Sheriff’s Department is a law enforcement agency located in Shelbyville, Tennessee. The department is composed of different divisions including, administration, patrol, investigations, corrections and records.

The Sheriff’s Department releases criminal warrant information in person only.

The Sheriff’s Department does not have a most wanted list at this time.

Bedford County Sheriff’s Office
108 Northcreek Drive
Shelbyville, TN 37160
Phone: 931-684-3232