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 24, 2026 and October 2, 2026.
Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, has about 254,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Lafayette Parish depends on where the incident happened: the Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office for the unincorporated parish, the agency that reports for the city inside a city. This guide names each agency, where its records page is and what the Louisiana Public Records Law 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: Lafayette Parish public records, Lafayette Parish arrest records, Lafayette Parish warrants, Lafayette Parish inmate search, Lafayette Parish criminal records, Louisiana arrest records and Louisiana inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Lafayette Parish
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 Lafayette Parish that is the Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office for the unincorporated parish 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 the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and South Louisiana Community College (campus police), each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office
The Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 207 violent and 733 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 1,078 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 337-232-9211. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at lafayettesheriff.com/services/corrections/offender-information (page title: Offender Information | Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office), phone 337-232-9211, 9211 Location 316 West Main Street Lafayette, LA 70501, Monday - Friday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Lafayette Parish
The five cities the FBI lists in Lafayette Parish with a reporting agency of their own:
- Lafayette: 1,385 violent and 4,249 property crimes reported for 2025; 3,034 arrests reported for 2025.
- Youngsville: 39 arrests reported for 2020.
- Broussard: 32 violent and 287 property crimes reported for 2025; 390 arrests reported for 2025.
- Carencro: 53 violent and 222 property crimes reported for 2025; 257 arrests reported for 2025.
- Scott: 64 violent and 162 property crimes reported for 2025; 265 arrests reported for 2025.
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: Lafayette Parish in 2025
The five agencies in Lafayette Parish with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,741 violent and 5,653 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the five agencies in Lafayette Parish with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 5,024 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
What the Louisiana Public Records Law Requires
The Louisiana Public Records Law sets the rules: an answer within 3 business days when the record is not immediately available, at a charge of a reasonable fee for copies, from the agency that holds the report.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Lafayette Parish?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office for its own arrests, or the agency that reports for the city where it happened. Under the Louisiana Public Records Law the answer is due within 3 business days when the record is not immediately available.
How long does an agency in Lafayette Parish have to answer?
Under the Louisiana Public Records Law, within 3 business days when the record is not immediately available. It may charge a reasonable fee for copies.
How do I get a report from the Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 337-232-9211. Under the Louisiana Public Records Law the answer is due within 3 business days when the record is not immediately available.
Is this the official Lafayette Parish website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official parish, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.