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 30, 2026.
Madison County, Tennessee, has about 100,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Madison County depends on where the incident happened: the Madison 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.
Related guides: Madison County public records, Madison County arrest records, Madison County warrants, Madison County inmate search, Madison County criminal records, Tennessee arrest records and Tennessee inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Madison 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 Madison County that is the Madison 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.
The FBI's list also carries Jackson State Community College (campus police) and the Wildlife Resources Agency's Region 1 (state agency), each with a records office of its own.
The Humboldt Police Department is listed by the FBI across two counties including Madison County, so its arrests are not broken out for Madison County here.
Reports from the Madison County Sheriff's Office
The Madison County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 73 violent and 207 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 2,256 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at sheriffrandytucker.com/madison-county-detention-center (page title: Madison County Detention Center | Madison County Sheriff's Department), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Madison County
The one city the FBI lists in Madison County with a reporting agency of its own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Jackson: 506 violent and 1,840 property crimes reported for 2025; 3,850 arrests reported for 2025. The Jackson police records page is at jacksontn.gov/government/publicsafety/police/administrative/records (verified September 25, 2026).
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: Madison County in 2025
The two agencies in Madison County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 579 violent and 2,047 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Madison County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 6,106 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
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.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at madisoncountytn.gov/DocumentCenter/View/14951/Public-Records-Reques... (page title: PUBLIC RECORDS POLICY FOR MADISON COUNTY, TENNESSEE).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney General, (731) 423-5800, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Madison County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Madison 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 Madison 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 Madison County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit. Under the Tennessee Public Records Act the answer is due within 7 business days.
Is this the official Madison 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.