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 on September 23, 2026.
Cheatham County, Tennessee, has about 43,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Cheatham County depends on where the incident happened: the Cheatham County Sheriff's Office for the unincorporated county, the agency that reports for the city inside a city. 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 sheriff's reports, the cities' reports, how many reports, what the law requires and common questions.
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Which Agency Holds a Report from Cheatham County
A crime, incident or collision report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, and that agency releases it, not the court, the jail or the prosecutor.
In Cheatham County that is the Cheatham County Sheriff's Office for the unincorporated county and for any city that contracts with it for police service, and the agency that reports for a city where the city has one of its own.
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.
Reports from the City Agencies in Cheatham County
The three cities the FBI lists in Cheatham County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Ashland City: 6 violent and 79 property crimes reported for 2025; 361 arrests reported for 2025. The Ashland City police records page is at ashlandcitytn.gov/police/page/records, phone 615-792-5618 (verified September 26, 2026).
- Pleasant View: 0 violent and 20 property crimes reported for 2025; 33 arrests reported for 2025.
- Kingston Springs: 33 arrests reported for 2023.
A city on that list is reported separately whether the officers are the city's own or the sheriff's under contract; the FBI's list does not say which.
How Many Reports: Cheatham County in 2025
The three agencies in Cheatham County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 103 violent and 289 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the three agencies in Cheatham County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,280 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
What the Tennessee Public Records Act Requires
The Tennessee Public Records Act sets the rules: an answer within 7 business days, at a charge of copying, and labor after the first hour, from the agency that holds the report.
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 Cheatham County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Cheatham County Sheriff's Office for its own arrests, or the agency that reports for the city where it happened. Under the Tennessee Public Records Act the answer is due within 7 business days.
How long does an agency in Cheatham County 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 Cheatham County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.