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 23, 2026 and September 30, 2026.
La Vergne, Tennessee, in Rutherford County, has about 41,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from La Vergne depends on where the incident happened. This guide names each agency, where its records page is and what the Tennessee Public Records Act requires of it.
This guide covers which agency, the city's records page, the sheriff's reports, what the law requires and common questions.
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Which Agency Holds a Report from La Vergne
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.
Inside La Vergne that is the agency that reports to the FBI for the city (filed by the FBI as La Vergne Police Department); outside it, the Rutherford County Sheriff's Office.
The FBI's list also carries Middle Tennessee State University (campus police), with a records office of its own.
Reports from the La Vergne Police
For La Vergne, SearchSystems opened and checked the La Vergne police records page at lavergnetn.gov/519/Records-Requests-Forms (page title: Police Records Requests & Forms | La Vergne, TN), phone 615-287-8695, 5093 Murfreesboro Rd. La Vergne, TN 37086, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 25, 2026.
The agency that reports for La Vergne had 191 violent and 472 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 928 arrests for 2025.
Reports from the Rutherford County Sheriff's Office
The Rutherford County Sheriff's Office is the county agency; it had 246 violent and 375 property crimes reported for 2025 and reported 5,617 arrests for 2025.
Its reports come from its records unit. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at rcsotn.com (page title: Rutherford County, TN | Sheriff), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
What the Tennessee Public Records Act Requires
The Tennessee Public Records Act sets the rules: an answer within 7 business days, at a charge of copying, and labor after the first hour, from the agency that holds the report.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at rutherfordcountytn.gov/openrecords (page title: Open Records | Rutherford County, TN).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney General handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in La Vergne?
From the agency that took it. The La Vergne police records page is at lavergnetn.gov/519/Records-Requests-Forms, phone 615-287-8695; the sheriff's reports come from the Rutherford County Sheriff's Office.
How long does an agency in La Vergne have to answer?
Under the Tennessee Public Records Act, within 7 business days. It may charge copying, and labor after the first hour.
How do I get a report from the Rutherford County Sheriff's Office?
From its records unit. Under the Tennessee Public Records Act the answer is due within 7 business days.
Is this the official La Vergne website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.