Knoxville Booking Reports Database
Knoxville booking reports are managed by the Knox County Sheriff's Office, which operates a 1,036-bed detention facility at 400 Main Street in downtown Knoxville. The Knoxville Police Department handles most arrests within the city, but every person taken into custody gets booked at the Knox County jail. The Sheriff's Office posts inmate information online, including a 24-hour arrest listing and a full inmate population search. Anyone can look up Knoxville booking reports at no charge under Tennessee's public records laws.
Knoxville Quick Facts
Knox County Sheriff Inmate Search for Knoxville
The Knox County Sheriff's Office Inmate Population Search is the main tool for looking up Knoxville booking reports. The system lists inmates in alphabetical order with full name, date of birth, and IDN number. For each person, you can see the document type, booking date, charge description, bond type, and bond amount. Court information also appears, showing the court date, division, event type, and court role.
The search page loads the full inmate roster by default. You can scroll through the list or use the search fields to find a specific person. Each entry links to more details. The system covers everyone booked at the Knox County jail, which includes arrests by Knoxville Police, Knox County Sheriff's deputies, the University of Tennessee Police, and state agencies. If someone was arrested anywhere in Knox County, their booking report shows up here.
Below is a screenshot of the Knox County Sheriff inmate population search, a key tool for finding Knoxville booking reports.
This portal gives you the most complete and current look at who is in custody at the Knox County jail.
Knoxville 24 Hour Arrest Listing
The Knox County Sheriff's Office also runs a 24 Hours In Custody page. This shows everyone arrested in the past day. It is a fast way to check for recent Knoxville booking reports without searching the full inmate database. The listing shows the same details as the inmate search: name, date of birth, IDN, booking date, charges, and bond information.
The 24-hour list updates as new arrests come in. Law enforcement agencies across Knox County submit booking data as soon as the intake process finishes. If you want to know about an arrest that happened today or last night, this page is the fastest route. It pulls up right away with no login needed.
Here is a screenshot of the Knox County Sheriff's main page, which features the 24-hour arrest listing for Knoxville and surrounding areas.
The 24-hour list and the full inmate search together cover both recent and older Knoxville booking reports.
Knoxville Police Department Arrest Records
The Knoxville Police Department is the city's primary law enforcement agency. KPD officers make the majority of arrests within city limits. Once someone is arrested by Knoxville Police, they are taken to the Knox County Detention Facility at 400 Main Street, Knoxville, TN 37902 for booking. The arrest report stays with the police department, while the booking report goes into the Sheriff's system.
If you need the police report that goes with a Knoxville booking, contact KPD directly. The arrest report covers the details of the incident, officer's narrative, and evidence collected. The booking report at the jail focuses on intake data like charges, bond, and personal information. For a full picture of a Knoxville arrest, you may want both records. Inmate Services at the jail can be reached at 865-281-6700 for questions about booking data.
Knoxville Booking Reports and Public Access
Under the Tennessee Public Records Act, Tenn. Code Ann. § 10-7-503, booking reports in Knoxville are open to the public. You can inspect them in person during business hours. Written requests are not required. The custodian must make records available promptly or respond within seven business days.
The Knox County Sheriff's Office posts a disclaimer that the online inmate data should not be relied on for legal action. That said, it is still a public record and useful for basic lookups. For certified copies or court-ready documents, visit the jail or the Circuit Court Clerk in person. Copy fees follow the state schedule under Tenn. Code Ann. § 8-4-604. The first hour of staff time is free. Copies cost $0.15 per page for black and white. The Office of Open Records Counsel can help if you run into trouble getting Knoxville booking reports from any local office.
State Tools for Knoxville Arrest Searches
Two state databases supplement local Knoxville booking reports. TORIS from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation provides statewide criminal history searches for $29. Results come as a PDF and cover all 95 Tennessee counties. The Felony Offender Information Lookup from the Department of Correction is free. FOIL shows prison records, booking photos, and sentence data for anyone who has been in state custody.
If a Knoxville arrest led to a state prison sentence, FOIL tracks the offender through the system. TORIS is better when you want to see if someone has arrests in other counties besides Knox. Both tools are available online around the clock. Between the Knox County Sheriff's inmate search and these state systems, you can follow a Knoxville booking report from the jail to the prison.
Knox County Booking Reports
Knoxville is the county seat of Knox County, and all city arrests are booked through the county detention facility. The Knox County page has full details on the jail, the court system, and additional resources for finding arrest records. Visit the county page for more information.
Nearby Tennessee Cities
These cities near Knoxville process booking reports through their own county jail systems. Select a city for details on how to search local booking data.