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.
Goodlettsville, Tennessee, in Davidson County, has about 17,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Goodlettsville is held at the county jail, run by the Davidson County Sheriff - Active Inmate Search, 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.
Related guides: Goodlettsville public records, Davidson County inmate search, Goodlettsville arrest records, Goodlettsville warrants, Goodlettsville criminal records, Goodlettsville court records, Tennessee arrest records and Tennessee inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Goodlettsville
The county jail, run by the Davidson County Sheriff - Active Inmate Search, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Goodlettsville, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the Davidson County Sheriff - Active Inmate Search at dcso.nashville.gov/Search/RecentBookings (page title: Davidson County Sheriff | Active Inmate Search), phone 615-862-8123, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Someone booked recently shows on that page; someone cited and released at the scene, or held a few hours at a city station, does not.
The Davidson County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 2,270 people, down from about 2,860 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2024 was 2,628 beds, and it ran at 86 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Davidson County has about 730,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 31 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Davidson County Jail
The Davidson County Sheriff - Active Inmate Search and the agency that reports for Goodlettsville (filed by the FBI as Goodlettsville Police Department) make the arrests that end in a booking in and around Goodlettsville.
The FBI's agency list also places two other agencies, four state agencies and three campus police departments in Davidson County (the arrest records guide names each one).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Metropolitan Nashville's 20,432 for 2025, Goodlettsville's 312 for 2025 and Berry Hill's 81 for 2025.
Together, the four agencies in Davidson County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 20,846 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 Goodlettsville arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
A sentence of more than a year is served in state prison, not the jail; the Tennessee Department of Correction lists its inmates at foil.app.tn.gov/foil/search.jsp.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Goodlettsville?
Look on the custody page of the Davidson County Sheriff - Active Inmate Search at dcso.nashville.gov/Search/RecentBookings, or call 615-862-8123. It covers people booked into the county jail.
How many people are in the Davidson County jail?
About 2,270 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 2,628 beds.
What is the phone number for the Davidson County jail?
615-862-8123, the number on the page of the Davidson County Sheriff - Active Inmate Search SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Davidson 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 Goodlettsville 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.