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 September 30, 2026.
Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, has about 58,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Vermilion Parish depends on where the incident happened: the Vermilion 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.
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Which Agency Holds a Report from Vermilion Parish
The report of an incident is released by the agency that took it; the court and the jail hold their own records of the same event, but not the report.
In Vermilion Parish that is the Vermilion 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.
Reports from the Vermilion Parish Sheriff's Office
The Vermilion Parish Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 17 violent and 158 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 208 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at (337) 893-0871. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at vermilionsheriff.gov/prisoners (page title: Vermilion Parish Sheriff's Office), phone (337) 893-0871, 14202, Tuesday 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Reports from the City Agencies in Vermilion Parish
The three cities the FBI lists in Vermilion Parish with a reporting agency of their own:
- Abbeville: 187 arrests reported for 2022.
- Kaplan: 299 arrests reported for 2020.
- Erath: 6 violent and 10 property crimes reported for 2025; 41 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: Vermilion Parish in 2025
The two agencies in Vermilion Parish with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 23 violent and 168 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the two agencies in Vermilion Parish with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 249 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 Vermilion Parish?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Vermilion 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 Vermilion 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 Vermilion Parish Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit, reached through the office at (337) 893-0871. 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 Vermilion 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.