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 on September 23, 2026.
Robertson County, Tennessee, has about 78,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Robertson County is held at the county jail, run by the Robertson 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.
Related guides: Robertson County public records, Robertson County arrest records, Robertson County warrants, Robertson County criminal records, Robertson County court records, Tennessee arrest records and Tennessee inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Robertson County
The county jail, run by the Robertson County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Robertson County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Robertson County Sheriff's Office at robertsonsheriff.com/jail-information (page title: Facility Information | Robertson County Sheriff's Office), phone 615-384-7971, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 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 615-384-7971.
The Robertson County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2024 the jail held about 440 people, down from about 530 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2024 was 584 beds, and it ran at 76 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Robertson County has about 78,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 56 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Robertson County Jail
The Robertson County Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Springfield, Greenbrier, Coopertown and Cross Plains make the arrests that end in a booking in Robertson County.
The White House Police Department, the Portland Police Department and the Millersville Police Department are each listed by the FBI across several counties including Robertson County, so their arrests are not broken out for Robertson County here.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Robertson County Sheriff's Office's 790 for 2025, Springfield's 593 for 2025 and Greenbrier's 292 for 2025.
Together, the four agencies in Robertson County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,719 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 Robertson County 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 Robertson County?
Ask the Robertson County Sheriff's Office at 615-384-7971; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at robertsonsheriff.com/jail-information.
How many people are in the Robertson County jail?
About 440 on an average day in 2024, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 584 beds.
What is the phone number for the Robertson County jail?
615-384-7971, the number on the page of the Robertson County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Robertson 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 Robertson 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.