Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. The jail figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 23, 2026 and September 30, 2026.
Covington, Tennessee, in Tipton County, has about 8,600 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Covington is held at the county jail, run by the Tipton County Sheriff's Office, and the jail's record of each person held is a public record. This guide says where to look for someone in custody, what the jail holds and who books people into it.
This guide covers the search, the jail, who books people, state prison and common questions.
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Finding Someone in Custody in Covington
The county jail, run by the Tipton County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Covington, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Tipton County Sheriff's Office at tiptonco.com/government/sheriff/index.php (page title: Sheriff's Office), phone 901-475-3300, 1801 S College St, Ste 106 Covington, TN 38019, MON 8:00AM - 5:00PM, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster, so a search for a particular person goes through the office at 901-475-3300.
The Tipton County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 260 people, up from about 240 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2024 was 211 beds, and it ran at 123 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Tipton County has about 62,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 42 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Tipton County Jail
The Tipton County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Covington (filed by the FBI as Covington Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Covington.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Tipton County Sheriff's Office's 1,092 for 2025, Covington's 721 for 2025 and Munford's 249 for 2025.
Together, the five agencies in Tipton County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,381 arrests to the FBI that year. Those kept in custody were booked into the county jail; a person cited and released at the scene was not.
The counts, agency by agency and year by year, are in Covington arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
The jail holds people awaiting trial and people serving short sentences. A person sentenced to prison in Tipton County serves the sentence in a facility of the Tennessee Department of Correction, whose inmate locator is at foil.app.tn.gov/foil/search.jsp.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Covington?
Ask the Tipton County Sheriff's Office at 901-475-3300; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at tiptonco.com/government/sheriff/index.php.
How many people are in the Tipton County jail?
About 260 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 211 beds.
What is the phone number for the Tipton County jail?
901-475-3300, the number on the page of the Tipton County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Tipton County go?
To a facility of the Tennessee Department of Correction; its inmate locator is at foil.app.tn.gov/foil/search.jsp.
Is this the official Covington 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.