Crime Numbers
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) provides crime statistics for Maury County. In 2018, the county recorded a total of 2,066 violent crimes including 11 murders, 25 abductions, 116 sex offenses, 385 aggravated assaults, and 1,529 simple assaults. There were also 1,229 property crimes that year, including 4 arsons, 337 burglaries, 28 robberies, 241 motor vehicle thefts, and 619 cases of vandalism.
Between 2014 and 2018, murders (450%), abductions (56.3%), sex offenses (31.8%), aggravated assaults (31.8%), simple assaults (2.1%), and motor vehicle thefts (111.4%) all increased in Maury County. However, arson (-42.9%), burglary (-31.5%), vandalism (-4.8%) and robbery (-50.9%) rates decline in the same five-year period.
Criminal Records
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is the central repository for statewide criminal records and allows public access through its Tennessee Open Records Information Services (TORIS). Use the Requestor Information Form to request a criminal record. Each record costs a non-refundable $29 fee, payable by Discover, MasterCard, or Visa credit card.
Comprehensive fingerprint-based criminal history records are available to qualified organizations that serve the elderly, children, and other vulnerable people. This method costs between $21.90 and $35.15, depending on the requesting entity. Organizations must provide the TBI with an ORI (Originating Agency Identifier) number, or request one from the TBI.
Alternatively, contact the Maury County Sheriff’s Office’s Criminal Investigations Unit for criminal records by calling or visiting:
Criminal Investigations Unit
1301 Lawson White Drive
Columbia. TN 38401
Phone: (931) 375-5725
Fax: (931) 380-5727
The Maury County Sheriff’s Office grants public access to incident reports. To request copies of this criminal justice record, download and complete the Request for Public Records Form. Each record costs 15 cents per black-and-white page, and 50 cents per color page. The Sheriff’s Office may also charge an hourly fee if the record requires more than an hour of research. Mail the request to:
Missy Wray
1300 Lawson White Drive
Columbia, TN 38401
Fax: (931) 380-1122
Email: mwray@maurycounty-tn.gov
Requesters may also visit the Sheriff’s Office, at the above address, to request incident reports in person.
Statewide law enforcement records are also accessible at the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation’s headquarters. To request copies of records kept by this agency, download and complete the TBI’s Public Records Inspection Request with personal information and details about the desired records. Each copy costs 15 cents. The TBI may charge an additional research fee.
The TBI also maintains a database of all sex offenders in the state. Visit the Tennessee Sex Offender Registry to find registered sex offenders living in Maury County. Search the Registry by first name, last name, city, zip code, and tid number. The search result shows an offender’s full name, residential address, photo, physical description, criminal history, classification, and active status.
The Sheriff’s Office runs the Maury County Jail but does not provide an online inmate roster. For information about inmates, contact the Sheriff’s Office or the County Jail by calling, emailing, or visiting:
Maury County Sheriff’s Office
1301 Lawson White Drive
Columbia, TN 38401
(931) 380-5733
Email: browland@maurycounty-tn.gov
Maury County Jail
1300 Lawson White Drive
Columbia, TN 38401
(931) 380-5733
Family and friends may fund an inmate’s commissary account by phone, in person, or online. To fund an inmate’s account in person, visit the County Jail’s lobby kiosk at the address listed above. Make payment with cash, credit card, or debit card.
To fund an inmate’s account online, use the approved VendEngine platform. The platform only accepts credit and debit cards.
To fund an inmate’s account by phone, call (855) 836-3364. Only credit and debit card payments are accepted.
Inmates are permitted to have weekly visits of 1 hour each. Visitors must be on the approved list provided by the inmate at book-in. Inmates are allowed to list a maximum of 4 adult visitors. Inmates in the North Side area of the County Jail may receive visitors on Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Inmates in the Maximum area may receive visitors on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.
Court Records
Maury County has 1 Circuit Court, 1 Chancery Court, 2 General Sessions Courts, 1 Juvenile Court, and 3 Municipal Courts. The Circuit Court Clerk’s Office also maintains the records of all Circuit, General Sessions, and Juvenile Court cases. Listed below are the addresses and contact details of courts located in Maury County:
Maury County Circuit Court
41 Public Square
Columbia, TN 38401
Phone: (931) 375-1106
(931) 375-1107 – Circuit Criminal
(931) 375-1108 – Circuit Criminal
(931) 375-1109 – Circuit Civil
Maury County Chancery Court
41 Public Square
Columbia, TN 38401
Phone: (931) 375-1307
Fax: (931) 375-1319
Maury County General Sessions Court – Part 1
41 Public Square
Columbia, TN 38401
Phone: (931) 379-3340
Fax: (931) 379-4864
Maury County Juvenile Court
41 Public Square
Columbia, TN 38401
(931) 375-1105
Columbia City Court
700 North Garden Street
Columbia, TN 38401
(931) 560-1520
Mount Pleasant City Court
100 Public Square
P.O. Box 426
Mount Pleasant, TN 38474
Phone: (931) 379-0972
Fax: (931) 379-1004
Spring Hill Municipal Court
199 Town Center Parkway
P.O. Box 789
Spring Hill, TN 37174
Phone: (931) 486-2252, Extension: 243
Fax: (931) 486-0516
Maury County court records are available from the Online Court Record System. The Record System maintains criminal and civil court records for the county’s Circuit and General Sessions Courts. Search for case files and dockets by first name, last name, business name, case number, or case year. Contact the Office of the Clerk of Court for copies of court records. To access the records of Maury County Municipal Courts, visit or call their courthouses to enquire about viewing and copying available records.
Property records are maintained by the Office of the Maury County Register of Deeds. To access property records, contact the Register of Deeds using the details listed below:
Register of Deeds (Physical Address)
1 Public Square
Room 108
Columbia, TN 38401
Phone: (931) 375-2101
Fax: (931) 375-2119
Hours: Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Register of Deeds (Mailing Address)
P.O. Box 769
Columbia, TN 38402
The Office of Tennessee’s Comptroller of the Treasury also maintains property records in the state. Using the Real Estate Assessment Data page, select Maury from the county drop-down menu and search for the records of properties located there by owner name, property address, parcel id and classification.
Vital Records
Divorce and marriage records are accessible from the Office of the Maury County Clerk and Master. To request either record, contact the Office of the Clerk and Master by phone or visiting:
Maury County Clerk and Master
41, Public Square
Columbia, TN 38401
(931) 375-1307
Birth and death certificates are available at the Maury County Health Department. To request either record, contact the Health Department using the details listed below:
Maury County Health Department
1909 Hampshire Pike
Columbia, TN 38401-5650
Phone: (931) 388-5757
Fax: (931) 560-1119
Hours: Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Maury County vital records are also available from the Tennessee Office of Vital Records. This agency charges $15 for each copy of vital records. To order Maury County vital records by mail, download, complete, and submit an application for a certified copy of a Divorce, Birth, Death, or Marriage certificate. Enclose a check or money order, for total copy fee, payable to Tennessee Vital Records as well as a copy of a government-issued ID. Mail the request to:
Tennessee Vital Records
Andrew Johnson Tower
710 James Robertson Parkway
Nashville, TN 37243
To order in person, visit the Vital Records Office at the above address.
