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.
Rutherford County, Tennessee, has about 377,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Rutherford County depends on where the incident happened: the Rutherford County Sheriff's Office for the unincorporated county, the agency that reports for the city inside a city. 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 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 Rutherford County
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 Rutherford County that is the Rutherford County Sheriff's Office for the unincorporated county 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 Middle Tennessee State University (campus police), with a records office of its own.
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.
Reports from the City Agencies in Rutherford County
The four cities the FBI lists in Rutherford County with a reporting agency of their own, with the police records page SearchSystems verified where the city has a guide:
- Murfreesboro: 696 violent and 2,679 property crimes reported for 2025; 3,171 arrests reported for 2025.
- Smyrna: 207 violent and 1,185 property crimes reported for 2025; 2,082 arrests reported for 2025. The Smyrna police records page is at townofsmyrna.org/departments/police/department_organization/records..., phone (615)355-5731 (verified September 25, 2026).
- La Vergne: 191 violent and 472 property crimes reported for 2025; 928 arrests reported for 2025. The La Vergne police records page is at lavergnetn.gov/519/Records-Requests-Forms, phone 615-287-8695 (verified September 25, 2026).
- Eagleville: 3 arrests reported for 2020.
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: Rutherford County in 2025
The four agencies in Rutherford County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 1,340 violent and 4,711 property crimes to the FBI that year, each one a report taken by the agency that holds it.
Together, the four agencies in Rutherford County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 11,798 arrests to the FBI that year, and each arrest is a report of its own.
What the Tennessee Public Records Act Requires
Under the Tennessee Public Records Act the agency must answer a request within 7 business days, and it may charge copying, and labor after the first hour. The request goes to the agency that holds the report, in writing, and does not have to say why the report is wanted.
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 Rutherford County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Rutherford County Sheriff's Office for its own arrests, or the agency that reports for the city where it happened. Under the Tennessee Public Records Act the answer is due within 7 business days.
How long does an agency in Rutherford County 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 Rutherford County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.