Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest and crime counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 23, 2026 and September 26, 2026.
Ashland City, Tennessee, in Cheatham County, has about 5,700 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Ashland City depends on where the incident happened. This guide names each agency, where its records page is and what the Tennessee Public Records Act requires of it.
This guide covers which agency, the city's records page, the sheriff's reports, what the law requires and common questions.
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Which Agency Holds a Report from Ashland City
The report of an incident is released by the agency that took it; the court and the jail hold their own records of the same event, but not the report.
Inside Ashland City that is the agency that reports to the FBI for the city (filed by the FBI as Ashland City Police Department); outside it, the Cheatham County Sheriff's Office.
Reports from the Ashland City Police
For Ashland City, SearchSystems opened and checked the Ashland City police records page at ashlandcitytn.gov/police/page/records (page title: Records | Ashland City), phone 615-792-5618, 233 Tennessee Waltz Parkway Ashland City, TN 37015, Monday-Friday 8:00 am - 4:30 pm, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 26, 2026.
The agency that reports for Ashland City had 6 violent and 79 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 361 arrests for 2025.
Reports from the Cheatham County Sheriff's Office
The Cheatham County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 97 violent and 190 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 886 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (615) 792-2098. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at cheathamcountytn.gov/faqs_sheriff.html (page title: Cheatham County, TN), phone (615) 792-2098, 200 Court Square Ashland City, TN 37015, Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
What the Tennessee Public Records Act Requires
Under the Tennessee Public Records Act the agency must answer a request within 7 business days, and it may charge copying, and labor after the first hour. The request goes to the agency that holds the report, in writing, and does not have to say why the report is wanted.
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney General, 615 792-7500, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Ashland City?
From the agency that took it. The Ashland City police records page is at ashlandcitytn.gov/police/page/records, phone 615-792-5618; the sheriff's reports come from the Cheatham County Sheriff's Office.
How long does an agency in Ashland City have to answer?
Under the Tennessee Public Records Act, within 7 business days. It may charge copying, and labor after the first hour.
How do I get a report from the Cheatham County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (615) 792-2098. Under the Tennessee Public Records Act the answer is due within 7 business days.
Is this the official Ashland City website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.