Winchester Arrests and Mugshots

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

The Winchester Police Department is a law enforcement agency located in Tennessee. The department is composed of 3 main divisions: patrol, ICAC and special operations. The patrol division is responsible for enforcing laws and ordinances, traffic control and providing criminal prevention and conflict resolution to the community. The ICAC division is a specialized investigative unit that works on Internet Crimes Against Children. The division works with the Federal and State ICAC task forces and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. The special operations division is comprised of officers trained in basic and advanced SWAT. The officers are responsible for responding to high risk situations such as felony search warrants, barricaded suspects and hostage situations. The department also provides community services, such as the Public Awareness and Education program. The department works in conjunction with community businesses and schools to host safety fairs, run preparedness ready drills and hands-on demonstrations to showcase crime prevention.

The overall crime rate in Winchester is 57% higher than the national average, and the violent crime rate is 26% higher than the national average. The residents of Winchester have a 1 in 28 chance of becoming a victim of a crime. Winchester is statistically safer than 15% of all cities in the United States and safer than 26% of all crimes committed in the state of Tennessee.

The annual crime rate in Winchester per 100,000 people was 3,688 in the year 2020. Of the 3,688 crimes committed per 100,000 people, there were 22.2 rapes, 11.1 robberies, 454.1 assaults, 520.5 burglaries, 2,525.2 thefts and 155.1 vehicle thefts. The year over year crime rate has decreased by 4%. Winchester is rated “F” in public safety.

Richard Lewis, Chief of Police
Phone: 931-967-3840

Winchester Police Department
401 2nd Avenue Southwest
Winchester, TN 37398
Franklin County

Phone: 931-967-3840
Fax: 931-962-1884

Population Served: 9,000
Number of Officers: 17

Winchester, Tennessee Information

Winchester is a city in and the county seat of Franklin County, located in southeast Tennessee. The city covers a total of 11.71 square miles and has a population of 8,706. The population is part of the Tullahoma, Tennessee Micropolitan Statistical Area. Winchester was incorporated in 1821. There are currently 34 registered sex offenders residing in the city.

Winchester operates with a Council-Mayor form of local government. There are 4 council members and the mayor. The current mayor is Terry Harrel. Harrel was elected mayor in 2007.

Contact the Mayor:

Terry Harrel, Mayor
Phone: 931-967-2532

Record Requests and Mugshots in Winchester, Tennessee

Public records are available through the Winchester City Administrator’s Office. Record requests can be submitted in person at City Hall. Proof of Tennessee residency is required when submitting the request.

Police records are available through the Winchester Police Department. Record requests must be submitted in person. Incident, offense, arrest and traffic accidents are available 7 business days after the investigation has closed.

All persons arrested by the Winchester Police Department are transported to the Franklin County Jail. The jail updates their inmate roster every 24 hours. All inmates in the facility are listed in alphabetical order by last name. The inmate’s race, sex, date of birth, mugshot and arrest date are listed on the roster. The public can also see the inmate’s charges and bond information.

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

The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office is a law enforcement agency located in Winchester, Tennessee. The office is composed of 6 divisions including corrections, court security, crime prevention, investigations, patrol and school resources.

The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office releases criminal warrant information in person only.

The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office does not have a most wanted list at this time.

Tim Fuller, Sheriff
Bent Perry, Chief Deputy

Franklin County Sheriff’s Office
494 George Fraley Pkwy
Winchester, TN 37398
Phone: 931-962-0123