Reviewed and updated October 4, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. Every office link on this page was opened and checked against the office's own website at review time.
Milan is a city in Gibson County, Tennessee, with about 8,300 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its public records are split between the city and the county. The city keeps police reports, council records and its own licenses and permits; court cases, jail bookings, deeds and vital records are county or state records. This guide names the Milan offices SearchSystems verified, links to each one's own website and gives the phone number and address where the office publishes them. SearchSystems verified 2 city office pages for Milan, every one opened and checked.
In this guide: City or county, Police records, City Hall, Records requests, Other cities and Questions.
City or county record: where Milan records are kept
- Kept by the City of Milan: police reports, council and board meeting records, ordinances and the city's own licenses and permits.
- Kept by Gibson County or the state: court cases, jail bookings, deeds and property values and birth and death certificates. These are not city records; they are in the Gibson County public records guide under court records, jail lookups, property records and vital records.
Milan police reports and records
Incident reports, crash reports and the other records of the Milan police are requested from the department's records unit, usually in writing or through an online form. Reports on open investigations and the names of victims and juveniles are usually withheld or redacted, and some states limit crash reports to the people involved and their insurers. The page below is the one SearchSystems verified for Milan police records.
- Website: cityofmilantn.com/city-departments/police-department (page title: Police Department | City of Milan TN)
- Phone: 731-686-3309
- Address: 7029 Telecom Drive Milan, TN 38358
- Checked: September 26, 2026, the page answered.
Jail bookings and inmate lookups are usually handled by the county, not the city police. They are in the Gibson County public records guide under jail and inmate lookups.
Milan City Hall: departments, licenses and permits
Business licenses, building permits, code enforcement cases and the city's other records are kept by the department that issued them. The city's own website below lists its departments and how to reach them.
- Website: cityofmilantn.com (page title: City of Milan TN)
- Phone: 731-686-3301
- Address: 1061 S. Main St. Milan, TN 38358
- Hours: Mon - Thurs, 8:00AM - 4:30PM
- Checked: September 26, 2026, the page answered.
Public records requests to Milan
Tennessee public records law applies to the city government of Milan. A record that is not posted online is requested from the office that holds it: the police records unit for police reports and the department that issued a permit or license for its records. A request that names a date, an address, or a report or case number is the easiest to answer.
Other cities and towns in Gibson County
SearchSystems has a guide like this one for these other cities and towns in Gibson County. The Gibson County public records guide covers the records the county keeps for all of them.
Milan Arrest Records
The Milan arrest records guide covers the agency that reports Milan's arrests to the FBI and the 482 arrests it reported for 2025. It also says where a person arrested in Milan is held, how to find out about an arrest and how to get a copy of the report.
Milan Records Guides
SearchSystems has nine more guides to Milan, each written from the city's own offices and figures: Milan warrants (who issues and serves them, where a person arrested on one is held, how to check for one), Milan inmate search (the jail page of the Gibson County Sheriff's Office, the jail numbers and who books people), Milan criminal records (the court file, the Tennessee criminal history and the local arrest records), Milan court records (which court hears what, the case search and who keeps the files), Milan police reports (which agency holds a report and what the Tennessee Public Records Act requires), Milan traffic tickets (which court takes the ticket, who writes them and the driving record), Milan DUI (the DUI law, the arrest, the court case and the license case), Milan divorce records (which court holds the file and how a certified copy is had) and Milan property records (deeds, assessed values, permits and evictions).
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official Milan website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official Milan offices listed above, and the city's own website is cityofmilantn.com; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
How do I get a police report in Milan?
Request it from the Milan police records unit at cityofmilantn.com, phone 731-686-3309. Reports on open investigations and the names of victims and juveniles are usually withheld or redacted.
Where do I find court records or jail bookings for Milan?
Milan cases are heard by the courts that serve Gibson County, and people arrested in Milan are usually booked into the county jail. Both are covered in the Gibson County public records guide on SearchSystems.
How do I request a public record from Milan?
From the office that holds it: the police records unit for police reports and the department that issued a permit or license for its records. Tennessee public records law applies to city governments.